wldingrod wrote:Did you use a jr radio for your test of spektrum radio gear,
Yep, a DSX9
I have up graded from dx6i to dx7,the dx7 works a lot better with range test and have not had any problems since changing radios,
I wonder how compatable these radios and receivers really are
Spektrum have kind of backed themselves into a corner unfortunately.
Being first-to-market means you lock yourself into a technology (dual-frequency DSSS) that has now been well and truly superceded by other options such as FHSS (constantly agile DSSS) and lower-voltage components.
One only has to look at the still very-high brownout voltage of Spektrum receivers and the number of "issues" that DSM2 users have when the band is congested to see that there are many much better alternatives now on the market.
So where does Spektrum go?
Do they bring out a Spektrum NT (new technology) FHSS system?
I'm picking that they will do exactly this at sometime in the not-too-distant future.
The arrival of the cheap Chinese "compatible" receivers has been a godsend for Spektrum. Now they can claim to be "the cheapest" 2.4GHz system on the market, from the perspective of buying new receivers. That will breathe new life into an aging and outdated piece of technology and further cement Spektrum's position at the bottom of the ladder where bullet-proof radio isn't so important if you're flying a 100g foamie.
I'd say that Spektrum will create a separate (non-DSM2) product-line to focus on the mid/upper end of the market and this will be FHSS. They'll basically relinquish the sale of low-end DSM receivers to the Chinese "compatible" product and instead look at an area of the market where people are more willing to spend big money on "brand name" product.
How many times have I heard jet fliers say "I wouldn't risk my $5,000 plane to a $40 Chinese receiver -- and then watched a very *expensive* JR or Futaba-equipped turbine dig holes in the field beside the runway due to a lockout? (well twice actually).
Still, those folks who spend big-bucks on large gasers and jets usually refuse point-blank to entertain any suggestion that they use non-branded products. So, if Spektrum concentrates on this area, they can charge what they want and people will pay. What's more, even if the Chinese do bring out a compatible product at a lower price, they still won't buy because it isn't "a genuine JR/Futaba/Spektrum".
Or, I could be completely wrong. It has happened (back in 1962 I think)
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