Furans v jeti help!
12-24-2015, 05:30 AM
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Furans v jeti help!
Help please guys,
i can't decide between jeti do-16 or Futuba 18mz. I currently use a 14SG and I am pretty happy with it. However I am thinking of replacing it with a radio capable of stick position conditions. I have the opportunity of picking up a used 18mz for about the same price as a new DC-16. I use a transmitter tray with the SG so the configuration of the jeti suits but so will the MZ in a tray. Both seem first class radios both get good reviews. Has anyone direct experience of both so they can give me a view as to the good and bad? I am not too bothered about huge range of telemetry, flight battery voltage is enough for me.
So anyone able to help?
many thanks
i can't decide between jeti do-16 or Futuba 18mz. I currently use a 14SG and I am pretty happy with it. However I am thinking of replacing it with a radio capable of stick position conditions. I have the opportunity of picking up a used 18mz for about the same price as a new DC-16. I use a transmitter tray with the SG so the configuration of the jeti suits but so will the MZ in a tray. Both seem first class radios both get good reviews. Has anyone direct experience of both so they can give me a view as to the good and bad? I am not too bothered about huge range of telemetry, flight battery voltage is enough for me.
So anyone able to help?
many thanks
12-28-2015, 08:57 PM
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The biggest advantage in my mind to the Jeti is that it's so much more than just a transmitter/rx, it's an entire universe. Nowhere else can you program your speed control from your radio, not to mention the advanced programming of receivers, telemetry devices, etc. all from the radio's screen and buttons.
While battery voltage may be enough for you, the first time you have an opportunity to fly based on mAh consumed from your flight battery instead of voltage (which fluctuates widely from your motor and BEC load) you'll never want to go back. A feature that is, I believe, still unique to Jeti telemetry...
From a radio performance perspective, I've never even had a hint of a low quality link to my planes. Including when I had one go down into a marsh about 30 feet below the line of sight at my field. (uncontrollable spin due to a gyro that I didn't turn off fast enough).
I also love being able to turn the RX on and off from the TX, can even turn the main pack on and off from the transmitter with the Jeti MainSwitch.
Peter+
Peter+
While battery voltage may be enough for you, the first time you have an opportunity to fly based on mAh consumed from your flight battery instead of voltage (which fluctuates widely from your motor and BEC load) you'll never want to go back. A feature that is, I believe, still unique to Jeti telemetry...
From a radio performance perspective, I've never even had a hint of a low quality link to my planes. Including when I had one go down into a marsh about 30 feet below the line of sight at my field. (uncontrollable spin due to a gyro that I didn't turn off fast enough).
I also love being able to turn the RX on and off from the TX, can even turn the main pack on and off from the transmitter with the Jeti MainSwitch.
Peter+
Peter+
