New Hitec Aurora 9-Channel 2.4Ghz Radio System
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Howard, the camber mix is what you want, it includes a mix for the elevator as well, its handy because its all built into one mix.
It is possible to make the camber mix go both directions, with switch or slider I believe.
Incidently depending on the type of airplane you may want to bring both the ailerons up slightly to be spoileron. I find the model really settles down nicely in terms of stability, whereas bringing them down tends to bring it closer to stalling and more tippy.
I use flaps to go slow or reduce takeoff distance, spoilerons to land nicely.
Uli, the radio is 1.05, however its the module that makes the tone and only during range check. I believe the radio itself knows nothing of the low power mode or that any difference has been made. So we really need a firmware for the module, or we need people to check the way we did, actually bring it to the end, keep restarting the range check till you get there.
It is possible to make the camber mix go both directions, with switch or slider I believe.
Incidently depending on the type of airplane you may want to bring both the ailerons up slightly to be spoileron. I find the model really settles down nicely in terms of stability, whereas bringing them down tends to bring it closer to stalling and more tippy.
I use flaps to go slow or reduce takeoff distance, spoilerons to land nicely.
Uli, the radio is 1.05, however its the module that makes the tone and only during range check. I believe the radio itself knows nothing of the low power mode or that any difference has been made. So we really need a firmware for the module, or we need people to check the way we did, actually bring it to the end, keep restarting the range check till you get there.
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RE: New Hitec Aurora 9-Channel 2.4Ghz Radio System
ORIGINAL: Striker
I have not been flying for the last 6 to 7 years after my hobby time was cut selling one house and buying and moving into a new house, two kids and business.
I sold my giant scale airplanes to friends and my 9C transmitter last year meaning to buy the 10C and build my 27% Edge 540T but got too busy again.
A few days ago I got crazy and said screw this crap, I have to start flying again. Went to one of the hobby shops, picked up Model Airplane News and saw the A9 featured. Came home, downloaded the manual, read some threads and ordered it this morning. It took me less than 12 hrs to make my decision to get it, I am totally impressed with this new transmitter.
Everyone here said it was backordered and every website had out of stock plastered on the ads for them. So I decided to call a big distributor here in Canada to order one and the girl who answered the phone said, strange, our computer shows one in our system so we should have one last one in stock. I said are you sure its an A9 with a 9 channel RX and its new and not a returned or damaged item, she checked and it was a an A9 with a 9ch RX NIB. In a fraction of a second I said I want it and paid to have it shipped to my city priority mail
This radio is unbelievable and for the price, I though I was seeing doubles, I gave my head a shake, wiped my eyes and looked again, CDN $ 500.00 with a 9ch RX, free 7ch and another 7ch for $40 at my door, shipping and taxes in, holy cripes.
I will have this thing in my bed with me for a while........................ programming it you freaks
How the hell do you guys get to that level of flying helis???? WOW, I am an airplane guy and fly fairly OK but holy cow, you were impressive from start to finish, man I am amazed at you guys.
We know the Germans are great but you don't have to rub it in our faces like that
Unreal that you were flying while the snow was falling, that's really kewl, we have very long cold winters here so can appreciate what you did.
Great flying Bud, keep it up.
I have to like that vid to my website, I totally loved that. I am into BMW's by the way and was in your City in 2000.
THANKS TO MIKE FROM HITEC FOR ALL THE TIME HE TOOK TO REPLY TO ALL THE QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT THE A9 AND ALL THE OTHER GUYS WHO SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCE AND TIPS ON PROGRAMMING THE A9.
I have not been flying for the last 6 to 7 years after my hobby time was cut selling one house and buying and moving into a new house, two kids and business.
I sold my giant scale airplanes to friends and my 9C transmitter last year meaning to buy the 10C and build my 27% Edge 540T but got too busy again.
A few days ago I got crazy and said screw this crap, I have to start flying again. Went to one of the hobby shops, picked up Model Airplane News and saw the A9 featured. Came home, downloaded the manual, read some threads and ordered it this morning. It took me less than 12 hrs to make my decision to get it, I am totally impressed with this new transmitter.
Everyone here said it was backordered and every website had out of stock plastered on the ads for them. So I decided to call a big distributor here in Canada to order one and the girl who answered the phone said, strange, our computer shows one in our system so we should have one last one in stock. I said are you sure its an A9 with a 9 channel RX and its new and not a returned or damaged item, she checked and it was a an A9 with a 9ch RX NIB. In a fraction of a second I said I want it and paid to have it shipped to my city priority mail
This radio is unbelievable and for the price, I though I was seeing doubles, I gave my head a shake, wiped my eyes and looked again, CDN $ 500.00 with a 9ch RX, free 7ch and another 7ch for $40 at my door, shipping and taxes in, holy cripes.
I will have this thing in my bed with me for a while........................ programming it you freaks
ORIGINAL: avronaut
It is cold winter in Germany. I don't use gloves and I think it's better to protect hands AND transmitter. Take a look at this video, you will see how I cope with snowfall
http://vimeo.com/8292639
By the way I do not sell this widget. I only want to give you an idea that you can choose out of a wide range of balancers already.
Uli
It is cold winter in Germany. I don't use gloves and I think it's better to protect hands AND transmitter. Take a look at this video, you will see how I cope with snowfall
http://vimeo.com/8292639
By the way I do not sell this widget. I only want to give you an idea that you can choose out of a wide range of balancers already.
Uli
We know the Germans are great but you don't have to rub it in our faces like that
Unreal that you were flying while the snow was falling, that's really kewl, we have very long cold winters here so can appreciate what you did.Great flying Bud, keep it up.
I have to like that vid to my website, I totally loved that. I am into BMW's by the way and was in your City in 2000.
THANKS TO MIKE FROM HITEC FOR ALL THE TIME HE TOOK TO REPLY TO ALL THE QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT THE A9 AND ALL THE OTHER GUYS WHO SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCE AND TIPS ON PROGRAMMING THE A9.
Thanks and have fun with your Aurora!
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FWIW... I "flew" the A9 today. It was an interesting flight as it was also a maiden on a H9 1/4 scale cub gasser. I will need to balance the transmitter on the neck strap. I us thumb and finger and it was very noticeable to have the bottom of the TX heavy. I was constantly re-arranging the radio in flight, not fun when you are trying to adjust trims. I had also enabled flaperons using the slider on the left side and I found myself accidental moving it around during flight. I'll have to move that function to a switch instead until I get used to holding this beast. It turns out the way I hold the transmitter those sliders are in the way. I'll get used to it I'm sure, 8+ years of flying with an 8U I'm bound to have to adjust. It feels much bigger than my old 8U, I'd liken it to going from an orange to a grapefruit. I do like the way the gimbals feel, and everything operated as advertised. This cub has over 4 feet of aileron extensions and I had no glitching issues at all. Low power range check was well over 300' when I gave up. As I mentioned earlier the display is difficult to read in the sunlight and bringing the TX up into view to check the timer is a waisted effort. Not a big deal I'm just used to checking the time periodically during flight, I don't like to do violent maneuvers when I'm on 1/4 or less of a tank. Took me about 20 minutes of prop flipping and tinkering to get the cub fired up (darn scale cowl, I have no access to the choke yet), and I flew for about 15 minutes. All in all I'd say I had 45 minutes "transmitting" and the meter said I used 20%. I'll try to report more on the battery life as I use the radio. All in all I like the radio, I have some adjustments to make but that's to be expected with anything new. I love not having to worry about other people (we had a guy who was flying on 72Mhz without a channel pin, he was the only person at the field until I showed up), and the short antenna is very nice. I'm anxiously awaiting nicer weather to get better acquainted with this new radio and all it's capabilities. If you look at the back wall of the cabin you can see the dual 9Ch antenna's
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ORIGINAL: czaiss If anyone is really interested in having the aurora balance on the strap I could design and adapter of sorts that would cantilever off the originalstrap ringlocation, it seems to be strong enough.This wouldmake the strap connection and thus the balance point about an inch above the power switch. If anyone is interestedlet me know. Shouldnt take more than an hour to design.The cost to make it would depend on how many would be required and on how pretty people want them to be. Or if anyone has machining equipment, Ican supply them with the design and they can make them. Maybe hitecwould wantto make them.
Here's one we're looking at... what do you guys think? - Mike
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Aurora A9 Balance with Neck Strap
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Aurora A9 Undocumented Features - Mixes, Setups, Tips, (includes Spectra Pro and Optima RX features) . {frequently updated}
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Where do you get this cool red one???
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I'd like to point out that if you replace the original Nimh pack with a Lipo pack it has a big effect on weight and balance. Before you do anything about a balancing gizmo try taking the battery out and see how it balances.
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Been there done that... I removed the battery completely and it had no noticeable difference. Lipo would have no effect on balance...
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FWIW... I ''flew'' the A9 today. It was an interesting flight as it was also a maiden on a H9 1/4 scale cub gasser. I will need to balance the transmitter on the neck strap. I us thumb and finger and it was very noticeable to have the bottom of the TX heavy. I was constantly re-arranging the radio in flight, not fun when you are trying to adjust trims. I had also enabled flaperons using the slider on the left side and I found myself accidental moving it around during flight. I'll have to move that function to a switch instead until I get used to holding this beast. It turns out the way I hold the transmitter those sliders are in the way. I'll get used to it I'm sure, 8+ years of flying with an 8U I'm bound to have to adjust. It feels much bigger than my old 8U, I'd liken it to going from an orange to a grapefruit. I do like the way the gimbals feel, and everything operated as advertised. This cub has over 4 feet of aileron extensions and I had no glitching issues at all. Low power range check was well over 300' when I gave up. As I mentioned earlier the display is difficult to read in the sunlight and bringing the TX up into view to check the timer is a waisted effort. Not a big deal I'm just used to checking the time periodically during flight, I don't like to do violent maneuvers when I'm on 1/4 or less of a tank. Took me about 20 minutes of prop flipping and tinkering to get the cub fired up (darn scale cowl, I have no access to the choke yet), and I flew for about 15 minutes. All in all I'd say I had 45 minutes ''transmitting'' and the meter said I used 20%. I'll try to report more on the battery life as I use the radio. All in all I like the radio, I have some adjustments to make but that's to be expected with anything new. I love not having to worry about other people (we had a guy who was flying on 72Mhz without a channel pin, he was the only person at the field until I showed up), and the short antenna is very nice. I'm anxiously awaiting nicer weather to get better acquainted with this new radio and all it's capabilities. If you look at the back wall of the cabin you can see the dual 9Ch antenna's
FWIW... I ''flew'' the A9 today. It was an interesting flight as it was also a maiden on a H9 1/4 scale cub gasser. I will need to balance the transmitter on the neck strap. I us thumb and finger and it was very noticeable to have the bottom of the TX heavy. I was constantly re-arranging the radio in flight, not fun when you are trying to adjust trims. I had also enabled flaperons using the slider on the left side and I found myself accidental moving it around during flight. I'll have to move that function to a switch instead until I get used to holding this beast. It turns out the way I hold the transmitter those sliders are in the way. I'll get used to it I'm sure, 8+ years of flying with an 8U I'm bound to have to adjust. It feels much bigger than my old 8U, I'd liken it to going from an orange to a grapefruit. I do like the way the gimbals feel, and everything operated as advertised. This cub has over 4 feet of aileron extensions and I had no glitching issues at all. Low power range check was well over 300' when I gave up. As I mentioned earlier the display is difficult to read in the sunlight and bringing the TX up into view to check the timer is a waisted effort. Not a big deal I'm just used to checking the time periodically during flight, I don't like to do violent maneuvers when I'm on 1/4 or less of a tank. Took me about 20 minutes of prop flipping and tinkering to get the cub fired up (darn scale cowl, I have no access to the choke yet), and I flew for about 15 minutes. All in all I'd say I had 45 minutes ''transmitting'' and the meter said I used 20%. I'll try to report more on the battery life as I use the radio. All in all I like the radio, I have some adjustments to make but that's to be expected with anything new. I love not having to worry about other people (we had a guy who was flying on 72Mhz without a channel pin, he was the only person at the field until I showed up), and the short antenna is very nice. I'm anxiously awaiting nicer weather to get better acquainted with this new radio and all it's capabilities. If you look at the back wall of the cabin you can see the dual 9Ch antenna's
What a beautiful airplane. Thanks for the input with regards to the A9
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Before, we had to find the CG or our airplanes, now we have to find the CG of our transmitters
I will machine and mill my neck strap balancer soon
I will machine and mill my neck strap balancer soon
01-11-2010, 11:44 PM
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I am glad I am not hobbled by the neckstrap issue. I have always just used my thumbs. Hopefully at some point I will be able to pick up one of these radios. Meanwhile I will have to continue on with my 9C and 8U.
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ORIGINAL: vertical grimmace
I am glad I am not hobbled by the neckstrap issue. I have always just used my thumbs. Hopefully at some point I will be able to pick up one of these radios. Meanwhile I will have to continue on with my 9C and 8U.
I am glad I am not hobbled by the neckstrap issue. I have always just used my thumbs. Hopefully at some point I will be able to pick up one of these radios. Meanwhile I will have to continue on with my 9C and 8U.
I was so lucky to find one here in Canada, waiting like a puppy at the door for it. Honestly the neck strap issue would not be a problem, this radio is worth much more than this petty issue. I am amazed at the A9 and coming from an electronic background, I can certainly appreciate the engineering which went into this diamond. I have not received it but after downloading the manual and studying it, I just love this TX.
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Just got an A9 from my LHS in Washington. Played with it last week at the hobby shop for a while. Finally bought it on Monday. So far I like the touchscreen, apparently some people don't. I don't care about the neck strap or balancing problem either since I have always just used thumbs too. Removing the battery to charge doesn't seem like it should be such an issue as people have made it out to be. After looking at the connector for the battery in the transmitter, I can sort of see why people are concerned though. It is a fairly small connector and not that easily accessible. I am sure I will write more thoughts later once I have soe stick time on it.
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RE: New Hitec Aurora 9-Channel 2.4Ghz Radio System
I use a Lipo and charge it via the balance connector:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14005159@N00/4158403744/
Uli
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14005159@N00/4158403744/
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ORIGINAL: avronaut
I use a Lipo and charge it via the balance connector:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14005159@N00/4158403744/
Uli
I use a Lipo and charge it via the balance connector:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14005159@N00/4158403744/
Uli
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Thats great Uli, did you find that the Lipo also helped with the balance issue?
ORIGINAL: avronaut
I use a Lipo and charge it via the balance connector:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14005159@N00/4158403744/
Uli
I use a Lipo and charge it via the balance connector:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14005159@N00/4158403744/
Uli
Not really. I use a G-Force Balancer and it works fine. There is a wide range of balance adapters available and you can choose what ever you like.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14005159@N00/4146707557/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14005159@N00/4269703932/
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Thanks Uli.
I got my A9 a few hrs ago, I am in love
This TX is one sweet radio. I am not picky but two things I did not like so far are both charger related. The charge wires are quite short, I know copper is expensive but come on LOL The other which I don't like but its not a big deal is the very dim charge light. I will make a neat mod which will not void the warantee (I hope) and will post pics of it when done.
As for the balancer Uli, I will machine my own now that I have the A9 in hand, will post pics of that too.
Cheers Guys.
I got my A9 a few hrs ago, I am in love
This TX is one sweet radio. I am not picky but two things I did not like so far are both charger related. The charge wires are quite short, I know copper is expensive but come on LOL The other which I don't like but its not a big deal is the very dim charge light. I will make a neat mod which will not void the warantee (I hope) and will post pics of it when done.
As for the balancer Uli, I will machine my own now that I have the A9 in hand, will post pics of that too.
Cheers Guys.
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Guys I have been playing with the A9 a bit tonight. A few things I wish it had in the software is contrast setting and a mute feature. I cant recall if my 9CAP had mute but the constant beeping while programming can be a bit annoying especially when you are programming at one or two in the morning
I am almost sure the 9C did not have mute, maybe I need to crank up my bass.
One "problem" I see with mine which is no biggie is that my integral timer, the one which tells you how long the TX was on for, jumps or adds a quick second every 2 to 3 seconds. So for example you will see the seconds like 10......11.12......13.......14.15......16.......17 .18 It seems to almost double the time every minute, when it reaches 60 seconds, its only 30 seconds which really had past.
My other two flight timers seems fine and is not affected buy this.
Just some observations so far, still loving my TX though
I am almost sure the 9C did not have mute, maybe I need to crank up my bass.
One "problem" I see with mine which is no biggie is that my integral timer, the one which tells you how long the TX was on for, jumps or adds a quick second every 2 to 3 seconds. So for example you will see the seconds like 10......11.12......13.......14.15......16.......17 .18 It seems to almost double the time every minute, when it reaches 60 seconds, its only 30 seconds which really had past.
My other two flight timers seems fine and is not affected buy this.
Just some observations so far, still loving my TX though
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ORIGINAL: Striker
Guys I have been playing with the A9 a bit tonight. A few things I wish it had in the software is contrast setting and a mute feature. I cant recall if my 9CAP had mute but the constant beeping while programming can be a bit annoying especially when you are programming at one or two in the morning
I am almost sure the 9C did not have mute, maybe I need to crank up my bass.
One ''problem'' I see with mine which is no biggie is that my integral timer, the one which tells you how long the TX was on for, jumps or adds a quick second every 2 to 3 seconds. So for example you will see the seconds like 10......11.12......13.......14.15......16.......17 .18 It seems to almost double the time every minute, when it reaches 60 seconds, its only 30 seconds which really had past.
My other two flight timers seems fine and is not affected buy this.
Just some observations so far, still loving my TX though
Guys I have been playing with the A9 a bit tonight. A few things I wish it had in the software is contrast setting and a mute feature. I cant recall if my 9CAP had mute but the constant beeping while programming can be a bit annoying especially when you are programming at one or two in the morning
I am almost sure the 9C did not have mute, maybe I need to crank up my bass.
One ''problem'' I see with mine which is no biggie is that my integral timer, the one which tells you how long the TX was on for, jumps or adds a quick second every 2 to 3 seconds. So for example you will see the seconds like 10......11.12......13.......14.15......16.......17 .18 It seems to almost double the time every minute, when it reaches 60 seconds, its only 30 seconds which really had past.
My other two flight timers seems fine and is not affected buy this.
Just some observations so far, still loving my TX though
I'm looking at this with the A9 on my desk. I do see the double count every few seconds but then I also notice a delay in the counting scheme. When I compare the integral timer to a stop watch what I notice is a drop of 1 second every minute. So technically the timer is running slower than "real time" by 1 second every minute.
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ORIGINAL: Striker
Guys I have been playing with the A9 a bit tonight. A few things I wish it had in the software is contrast setting and a mute feature. I cant recall if my 9CAP had mute but the constant beeping while programming can be a bit annoying especially when you are programming at one or two in the morning
Guys I have been playing with the A9 a bit tonight. A few things I wish it had in the software is contrast setting and a mute feature. I cant recall if my 9CAP had mute but the constant beeping while programming can be a bit annoying especially when you are programming at one or two in the morning
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Hi Guys,I gave up using a neck strap about 12years ago,when my XL60 helicopter,was idling on a table,As I went to pick up the helicopter, the radio turned side ways,going full throttle,and the tip of the 5' blade just tipped my nose.[X(] I never used one since Thanks Ed
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I'm looking at this with the A9 on my desk. I do see the double count every few seconds but then I also notice a delay in the counting scheme. When I compare the integral timer to a stop watch what I notice is a drop of 1 second every minute. So technically the timer is running slower than ''real time'' by 1 second every minute.
I'm looking at this with the A9 on my desk. I do see the double count every few seconds but then I also notice a delay in the counting scheme. When I compare the integral timer to a stop watch what I notice is a drop of 1 second every minute. So technically the timer is running slower than ''real time'' by 1 second every minute.
The other two timers are are accurate and that's what I think is important. This radio is certainly a work of art and all the little irrelevant things like integral timer accuracy, unbalanced neck strap and programming beeping are all overlooked easily with the pros of this TX.
You guys are a huge hit with the A9 and now a nightmare for all the manufacturers. I was always a Futaba fanatic and loyal customer until now. I was just about to purchase the 12Z and made the decision to buy this A9 in the blink of an eye, after downloading and reading the manual.
I have been buying the Hitec Digital Servos from the very first one produced and knew since then this was a company that will be leading the race one day in transmitters, that day has arrived.
Thanks guys and keep up the good work.
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Sound on/off along with Touch-lock will be included in the power menu in the upcoming firmware update.
Mike.
ORIGINAL: Striker
Guys I have been playing with the A9 a bit tonight. A few things I wish it had in the software is contrast setting and a mute feature. I cant recall if my 9CAP had mute but the constant beeping while programming can be a bit annoying especially when you are programming at one or two in the morning
Guys I have been playing with the A9 a bit tonight. A few things I wish it had in the software is contrast setting and a mute feature. I cant recall if my 9CAP had mute but the constant beeping while programming can be a bit annoying especially when you are programming at one or two in the morning
Mike.
Thanks Mike for the reply and info.
01-13-2010, 09:56 PM
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RE: New Hitec Aurora 9-Channel 2.4Ghz Radio System
ORIGINAL: rudder turns
Hi Guys,I gave up using a neck strap about 12years ago,when my XL60 helicopter,was idling on a table,As I went to pick up the helicopter, the radio turned side ways,going full throttle,and the tip of the 5' blade just tipped my nose.[X(] I never used one since Thanks Ed
Hi Guys,I gave up using a neck strap about 12years ago,when my XL60 helicopter,was idling on a table,As I went to pick up the helicopter, the radio turned side ways,going full throttle,and the tip of the 5' blade just tipped my nose.[X(] I never used one since
Thanks Ed
I can machine these and if I had the time, I wish I could make them and give them away for free to the people who want the A9. This is such a great radio and would be a shame and loss for those who would make that an issue.
01-14-2010, 02:09 AM
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RE: New Hitec Aurora 9-Channel 2.4Ghz Radio System
I was wondering, when you buy the 72MHz (or in my case 36MHz) Spectra module will you get the metal antenna with it or do you need to purchase it separately?
01-14-2010, 03:16 AM
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RE: New Hitec Aurora 9-Channel 2.4Ghz Radio System
ORIGINAL: orcrest
I was wondering, when you buy the 72MHz (or in my case 36MHz) Spectra module will you get the metal antenna with it or do you need to purchase it separately?
I was wondering, when you buy the 72MHz (or in my case 36MHz) Spectra module will you get the metal antenna with it or do you need to purchase it separately?