Changing Rx channel
07-03-2004, 09:33 PM
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Changing Rx channel
Got an older (but still narrow band) Futaba FP-R114H AM Rx on ch. 40 that I want to change to ch. 46. The guy at the LHS is afraid it won't work because I'm changing by more than 2 channels. I know I've heard you can't make wide changes in the TX, but I was unaware of any problems with the RX. Does anyone here know for sure? Thanks!
07-03-2004, 09:43 PM
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RE: Changing Rx channel
Any crystal on channel 36-60 is interchangable in a 'high band' Futaba receiver. I've read that receivers "can be" finely tuned on a specific channel, but that's not done as part of standard production runs.
07-03-2004, 09:50 PM
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RE: Changing Rx channel
With your system being AM, many of us new guys may not have any experence there. I would say that if you are only changing the receiver, then change it and check your range before and after the change to make sure that you are still OK.
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Got an older (but still narrow band) Futaba FP-R114H AM Rx on ch. 40 that I want to change to ch. 46. The guy at the LHS is afraid it won't work because I'm changing by more than 2 channels. I know I've heard you can't make wide changes in the TX, but I was unaware of any problems with the RX. Does anyone here know for sure? Thanks!
Got an older (but still narrow band) Futaba FP-R114H AM Rx on ch. 40 that I want to change to ch. 46. The guy at the LHS is afraid it won't work because I'm changing by more than 2 channels. I know I've heard you can't make wide changes in the TX, but I was unaware of any problems with the RX. Does anyone here know for sure? Thanks!
07-04-2004, 02:02 AM
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RE: Changing Rx channel
The main point is to verify that the ground range test does not show a reduction in range. If things don't look good on the ground then an Rx tweak is needed.
