Frequency Problems at Events

[peterw]

I have started this thread as I could find no where else that this was being discussed. I have recently had an email from Roaming Robots suggesting that they are thinking of setting aside 4 frequecies for ANTs at mixed events. It doesnt say if only those frequecies will be available for ANT if so 4 out of 33 seems a little unfair. The main problem as I see it that the frequencies are scattered about so although no feathers would be able to use those frequencies the ANTs could still not use them when any of the adjacent 8 feather frequencies were in use. Surely if we are proposing to split up the frequences it should be done as a group of frequencies for each robot weight thus most 10khz spacings will be in the same arena and there fore usable simultaneously. Also to enable the ANTs to fight melees we need more than 4 frequencies. Any one else like to comment

[leorcc]

I do recall this discussion in another thread, altough i am lazy and im not looking it up.

We have discussed this inside the DRG (dutch version of the FRA) and came to the conclusion not to set aside seperate channels for the antweights. Instead, the ants get a seperate timeslot to fight, just like the featherweigts and the heavyweights (no serious middle or lightweights in the Netherlands yet, sorry).

That way all ants are free to choose their channels and may need to change xtals if they are on the same frequency.

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Leo