2.4Ghz radio control

You need to change the wing type... page 33 in the manual.

btw, I installed a 2500mAh nimh pack in the transmitter now. That should give me a better performance.

Thanks kane.

the 22nd has been and gone.

Anyone know what happened at the meeting? I pressume 100mw is now legal and were waiting for it to be fully legalised and recognised in the UK...Fingures crossed.

There was no meeting Dave,

The consultation closed on the 22nd, this means that the time for people to respond to the consultation has passed and the views will be reviewed and subsequent legislation will be put in place... We have to wait.

There are no legal issues stopping us from using 2.4 GHz at DRG events. Therefore we are allowing it now.

I just read that the GRA also allows 2.4GHz from their next event on.

Has there been any more news on using 2.4 ghz radios.

November the something...

But i think that event organisers have been obtaining a license for the use of 100mW transmtters at current events.
in the minutes it says that 2.4ghz have been accepted in the FRA rules according to OFCOMs regulations so they are currently in use at events.

Kane has been providing the liscences and the users (i.e. me, pete, kane, john lear etc) have been splitting the cost of the liscence between ourselfs.

Didnt realise you got the licence for Portsmouth Kane, email me mate and ill give you my share for using 2.4ghz at Portsmouth.

Mr Stu

Why are Roboteers having to pay for the licences ? Dont understand.......

Ed
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Ed, dont be a prat.

Kane

Have just spoken to Kane - turns out Im not a prat after all :)

Didnt realise that Kane had been paying for the licences for previous events and roboteers were then paying him back.... understand now.

XFM are paying for the licence for any XFM events that require it, so no cost to the roboteers to attend.

Ed - XFM
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Yep,

Ive been covering my own use which also covers others at the events I attend. Which is basically the whole winter tour. Others have been chipping in as they have felt it fairer than just turning up and using the transmitter.

November should finally see an end to this farce so we can all just get on and use the transmitters.

out of curiosity, how much does a license like that cost?

Its only about £50 Leo so its not going to break XFMs budget !

Ed - XFM

£48 :)

Kane, can I just double check am I right, come April 2007, there is not likely to be a requirement for this license?

I only ask as, if it turns out one is needed, Ill pay for it for the woodlands event, in case any teams attending use this type of system. I dont use it, so I dont know anything that wasnt posted above.

i beleive that a license will not be needed after novemeber sometimes. I dont think you will have anything to worry about with the date of your event.

^ What he said

cheers guys

i got one

oh, i need to do this one too..

I just checked the rules about freqs for 2007, and 2,4GHz is not in there. Slight oversight?

What rules?

Those rules...

From the last minutes:
A proposal was made for the adoption a new frequency. The 2.4 GHz band was approved but is subject to Ofcom Regulations. This would be written in to the robot build rules as and when Ofcom approves the use of 100 milliwatt transmitters. Until approved, a program making and special events license is required whenever these transmitters are used.

This is for the 100 mwatt TXs like the DX6 and DX7, but the DX3 which is 10 mwatt is already legal, therefore it might have been incorperated in the rules.

well as far as i know, ALL event organisers are allowing 2.4ghz to ru aslong as they apply to the regulations

I know, but they are not in the 2007 rules yet, just because de DX6 is not compliant yet, while other systems at 10 mwatt are.

As far as I know, the DX3s failsafe does not have preset positions on all channels, so robots would not pass the tech check anyway...

If someone has checked the failsafes on the DX3, please post your findings.

doesnt matter - there are external failsafes and loads of speedos with them on the market, so its not always nessasary

And to add, the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 come into effect on 8 December :)

great news.

The DSS receivers will continue to output a valid signal (last known position) which will override any failsafe connected to the receiver. They dont work like traditional PPM receivers.

unfortunatly it does matter. the dx3 in failsafe will make your robot turn very slowly. extra failsafes wont cure it simply because they are after the reciver. when the rx goes into fail safe it tells the speedo to go into a preset position (failsafe mode), so the speedo never gets the interference, it recives a valid signal from the rx and so doesnt go into failsafe mode.

thats what i belive happens

Carnt you use a bot reciever for the DX3?

Nope.