Compatibility of Ship Receiver and Aircraft Transmitter

[Trish]

My friend is hoping to save money and use his old transmitter for a
model aircraft control his new RC Fletcher class destroyer. Is there
any chance he can do this? Are there any web sites out there that
might discuss the ins and outs of such a project?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Trish

[John Mianowski]

On Sep 10, 4:12=A0pm, Trish <trish.con...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My friend is hoping to save money and use his old transmitter for a
> model aircraft control his new RC Fletcher class destroyer. =A0Is there
> any chance he can do this? Are there any web sites out there that
> might discuss the ins and outs of such a project?
>
> Thanks a lot for your help.
>
> Trish

It depends on a lot, not the least of which is where in the world he
is.

In most countries there are separate air & ground frequency bands.
Exactly what those bands are can vary.

Modifying a receiver or transmitter from air to ground or vice versa
is more than just swapping crystals. It's a fairly complex operation
that may cost about as much as a new transmitter, or at least close
enough so as not to be worth the bother, especially considering that
he probably won't be able to find anyone to do it locally & will have
to pay to ship the thing somewhere & back. I only know of 1 place
that does this routinely: http://www.radiosouthrc.com/

Depending on how old his existing set is, it may not even be legal
anymore as it is, or require updating (more $$).

Depending on what he wants the Fletcher to do, it might be a better
idea to just buy a new, cheap 2- or 3-channel R/C set.

JM

[Jim]

If the old transmitter is on 27Mhz, it is OK to use with boats. If it is on
72Mhz, it is not legal to use in boats.

"Trish" <trish.conway@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:aed02697-683e-4d1d-a121-e9d064030646@s9g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> My friend is hoping to save money and use his old transmitter for a
> model aircraft control his new RC Fletcher class destroyer. Is there
> any chance he can do this? Are there any web sites out there that
> might discuss the ins and outs of such a project?
>
> Thanks a lot for your help.
>
> Trish

[Trish]

On Sep 10, 5:43=A0pm, John Mianowski <spamf...@skytex.net> wrote:
> On Sep 10, 4:12=A0pm, Trish <trish.con...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My friend is hoping to save money and use his old transmitter for a
> > model aircraft control his new RC Fletcher class destroyer. =A0Is there
> > any chance he can do this? Are there any web sites out there that
> > might discuss the ins and outs of such a project?
>
> > Thanks a lot for your help.
>
> > Trish
>
> It depends on a lot, not the least of which is where in the world he
> is.
>
> In most countries there are separate air & ground frequency bands.
> Exactly what those bands are can vary.
>
> Modifying a receiver or transmitter from air to ground or vice versa
> is more than just swapping crystals. =A0It's a fairly complex operation
> that may cost about as much as a new transmitter, or at least close
> enough so as not to be worth the bother, especially considering that
> he probably won't be able to find anyone to do it locally & will have
> to pay to ship the thing somewhere & back. =A0I only know of 1 place
> that does this routinely: =A0http://www.radiosouthrc.com/
>
> Depending on how old his existing set is, it may not even be legal
> anymore as it is, or require updating (more $$).
>
> Depending on what he wants the Fletcher to do, it might be a better
> idea to just buy a new, cheap 2- or 3-channel R/C set.
>
> JM

Thanks a lot for all the info, JM. I'll pass it along to my friend.

Trish

[Trish]

On Sep 11, 8:15=A0am, "Jim" <j...@slaughter.org> wrote:
> If the old transmitter is on 27Mhz, it is OK to use with boats. If it is =
on
> 72Mhz, it is not legal to use in boats.
>
> "Trish" <trish.con...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:aed02697-683e-4d1d-a121-e9d064030646@s9g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>
> > My friend is hoping to save money and use his old transmitter for a
> > model aircraft control his new RC Fletcher class destroyer. =A0Is there
> > any chance he can do this? Are there any web sites out there that
> > might discuss the ins and outs of such a project?
>
> > Thanks a lot for your help.
>
> > Trish

Thanks, Jim.

Trish

[DLM]

Like all have said, depends in what country your friend lives. Now in
USA, you could end up in the cling. There was a gentleman who made
PiStix for aircraft escs to boat escs possible but have been
discontinued. Info given doesn't say what country your friend lives in
to give an answer. Today is 9/11/08.


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[Trish]

On Sep 11, 2:37=A0pm, DLM <DLM.3fl...@no-mx.forums.yourdomain.com.au>
wrote:
> Like all have said, depends in what country your friend lives. Now in
> USA, you could end up in the cling. There was a gentleman who made
> PiStix for aircraft escs to boat escs possible but have been
> discontinued. Info given doesn't say what country your friend lives in
> to give an answer. Today is 9/11/08.
>
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Thanks a lot for your input DLM. He does live in the USA, in a suburb
just north of Los Angeles and I'm not sure what the cling is - but it
sure doesn't sound attractive.

Trish