troposcuba

so here's the deal, moving to turkey. anyone got any ideas on if i can use my 72mhz radio gear there? also any info on glow fuel availability would be helpful as well.

thanks in advance.

Tired Old Man

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Europe and the surrounding area does not use 72mhz. Fuel is expensive and noise is restricted heavily.

hilleyja

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My response is base on VERY OLD information.

I was stationed in Ankara, Turkey 1974-1975. This is when I first started getting interested in RC flying. I had one of the original Heathkit 5-channel radios. It was on the 72MHz range and I used it in Turkey. Most of the US personal used 72MHz and the Turkish Nationals used, I think, 27MHz. Note though, we had an understanding with the local Turkish officials, we flew at a Civilian/Military airfield -- they informally allowed us to use the radios. BTW, I had the same arrangement when stationed in Japan from 1977-1979.

I'm sure you will find that 72MHz is not the normal range -- you need to be certain of the legalities and potential interferences. If you use radios with TX modules it should not be a problem to get one in the range you need.

troposcuba

cool, thanks. i am in the USAF and going to Incirlik. mebbe i will be able to work out a deal like yours. not that big a deal to swap stuff out if i have to though.

thanks for the info.

hilleyja

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Retired E-7 from USAF, January 1991.