radio frequencies

[eckloss]

...time to buy a new radio. What frequencies are acceptable, and does anyone have any suggestions?

thanks

erich

[wingtip]

if your here in the

if your here in the states surface stuff is 27mhz and 75mhz bands....

[chips]

If you have an Amatuer

If you have an Amatuer Radio (Ham) license, you can use the 50Mhz band in the U.S. as well.

[ray schwartz]

the ham lisc that lets

the ham lisc that lets you use 50 mhz is really easy to get .
there is NO morse code requirment to get this liscesnce .
all you have to do is order the book that has all the questions for the test word for word , and study the questions and the right answer..
a few minutes every night and you can have this in several weeks ..
it will also let you use 2 meter radios for communitcations .
its called the technican class lisc.

[chips]

There are several websites that

There are several websites that offer "practice" tests for the Technician license. They use the same pool of questions that are on the test. I took the on-line practice test for about a month before I took the real test and passed.

[drdave]

I would use a 75mhz

I would use a 75mhz radio for the submarines as the 27 mhz is abundant in radio control childrens toys. Do not use the 72mhz band as that is reserved for aircraft only. When you get a radio also look into gettng a FM radio as it offers better signal rejection do to its narrow band Futaba, Hitec, Multiplex, Robbe, ACE make so me good submarine radios as well as other manufacturers. Some of the newer computer radios are good as well as you can set throws to your deired tastes as well as use the same radio for other boats you may have or will have in the future. I use a Futaba T9 CAP Which has plug in modules so i can run my submarines, boats on 75 mhz and then plug in the 72mhz module and fly my aircraft. Also I can program up to 15 boats and aircraft settings on it and when I switch boats or planes I just go to that setting and it instantly sets up that plane or sub or boat to be run I hope this has helped you Dr Dave

[novagator]

I would use a 75mhz

I would use a 75mhz radio for the submarines as the 27 mhz is abundant in radio control childrens toys. Do not use the 72mhz band as that is reserved for aircraft only. When you get a radio also look into gettng a FM radio as it offers better signal rejection do to its narrow band Futaba, Hitec, Multiplex, Robbe, ACE make so me good submarine radios as well as other manufacturers. Some of the newer computer radios are good as well as you can set throws to your deired tastes as well as use the same radio for other boats you may have or will have in the future. I use a Futaba T9 CAP Which has plug in modules so i can run my submarines, boats on 75 mhz and then plug in the 72mhz module and fly my aircraft. Also I can program up to 15 boats and aircraft settings on it and when I switch boats or planes I just go to that setting and it instantly sets up that plane or sub or boat to be run I hope this has helped you Dr Dave

I take it works great with the subtech subsafe and such?

[craigf]

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[tmsmalley]

As much as I tease

As much as I tease about the retro 1960's brutish homliness that only a mother could love of the Polk's Hobby Tracker II 75 mHz radio, the advantage of having every single frequency available (for about $250) makes it pretty nice. AND it's so ugly I never have to worry about it being stolen.





Edited By TMSmalley on 1103647063

[tmsmalley]

Shot of news Polk's Hobby

Shot of news Polk's Hobby Tracker III radio. I guess I can't tease them any more!

[novagator]

Novagator]
In ppm mode, when you

[color=#000000]Novagator]

In ppm mode, when you turned off the receiver to simulate signal loss, the servos would go crazy and not do what they were suppose to do.

Then in pcm mode, they would not do anything during loss of signal.