"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net> wrote in
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> I recently joined the "Dark Side" and picked up a JR X9303. I dearly
> love my 9CHP (Which is for sale BTW) but I got tired of waiting for
> Futaba's FASST 2.4GHz solution (and now I'm reading about potential
> issues with it) and found a deal. It's nice radio, but once thing I
> don't care for is the lack of assigining any switch to any function
> like I can do on the 9C.
>
Yeah, Futaba has taken quite a bit of time getting their FASST systems on
the market. Seems like they got caught with their pants down on the 2.4
GHz
stuff. Hopefully, they'll get caught up in the not too distant future.
What kind of issues have you been hearing about the Futaba FASST systems?
Without knowing any specific complaints, I'd tend to disregard comments
about "potential problems." The reason I say that is, I bought a new 9Z
synthesized system back around 1995. I still have that radio and it has
worked perfectly for me the entire time I've had it. I heard all the BS
that went around in the beginning, folks calling it a "Dial a Crash," but
I've never had any problems with mine and have met many others that
haven't
either.
Having said that, I recently bought the TM-14 module and R6014FS receiver
for my 12Z. I had to download the program updates from Futaba so the 12Z
would know what to do with the new module and allow it to select between
the
two FASST modes available. Once that was done, the conversion process
went
without a hitch and so far, I've not had any problems with it. Of course,
I
don't have a lot of time on it yet so I can't speak to any future problems
or long term reliability but to date, it's worked flawlessly. I've also
been flying a camera ****p with the 6EX FASST radio for the past 6 months
and
we've not had any problems with that system either. So, unless my FASST
radio starts upchucking in the near future or I see significant "verified"
problems rearing their ugly heads, I'm not giving any credibility to folks
saying there's a problem with the Futaba FASST systems. Given my 25+
years
of RC flying and having flown nothing but Futaba equipment (with only one
exception) in that time, I have no reason to believe my FASST system won't
prove to be just as reliable. At least I certainly hope so! ;-)
FWIW!
Fly Safe,
Steve R.
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