reciever/transmitter crystals where to buy

The current issue of "Tower Talk" has a listing of the radio crystals that they offer.

Over time I've gone to 2.4 gigs rather than mess with crystals.

The only crystal set that have now is in an RC sailboat where it's still possible to get "glitched".

Missed that dual converson question, sorry about that.

A Focus 3 should be a dual conversion and as Wilf posted, it should be marked DC or SC somewere. if there is no marking, it is probably SC (single conversion). Those sets need to be matched up.

You can change your frequency 1 up or 1 down on the scale, but don't go more than 1 either way with a AM radio. FM's you can get away with 2 changes up or down the frequency scale. Most crystal radios are tuned at the factory to the crystal set that it is sold with and the AM's are touchy to that just due to there weaker signal. When I post "change", I mean changing out both crystals to a next frequency set.

Thanks for clarification guys.
Yes, sadly,I am that far behind the times

Is that such a sad thing?

nitroairplane wrote:Is that such a sad thing?

Definitely not! I only have 35mHz stuff, but since there is no chance of anyone else flying within, probably, 20 miles of me, it's not really any problem, and I only want to "Guide" freeflight models anyway, being too long in the tooth to chase them any longer!

I used the same old stuff for so long i have no idea what the guys are talking about these days lol

I have 72mhz, down to 49 mhz, when the guys are talking even simple old stuff I have to look to see if I`m am or fm lol

Jaspur_x wrote:I used the same old stuff for so long i have no idea what the guys are talking about these days lol

I have 72mhz, down to 49 mhz, when the guys are talking even simple old stuff I have to look to see if I`m am or fm lol

You and me both, Jaspur. Sometimes, if I'm reading a modern model magazine, I think they are so bogged down in technology that the actual aircraft is a bit of an afterthought, or a necessary evil that interferes with their enjoyment of the mystic arts!,

And I'll swear that a lot of the gobbledegook they spout is just to make them look totally superior to us mere mortals!

Ivanhoe wrote:

Jaspur_x wrote:I used the same old stuff for so long i have no idea what the guys are talking about these days lol

I have 72mhz, down to 49 mhz, when the guys are talking even simple old stuff I have to look to see if I`m am or fm lol

You and me both, Jaspur. Sometimes, if I'm reading a modern model magazine, I think they are so bogged down in technology that the actual aircraft is a bit of an afterthought, or a necessary evil that interferes with their enjoyment of the mystic arts!,

And I'll swear that a lot of the gobbledegook they spout is just to make them look totally superior to us mere mortals!

Add me to that club!!! Guess I've got it all backwards...I spot an airplane I've GOT to build...and figure out later how to steer it ! This is not really anything new though...I once had one of our local "Experts" berate me for the EK-Logitrol radio I used (it wasn't Kraft!), then watched him smack the solitary tree on our field's perimeter. But, I'm sure his radio was working in a superior fashion to mine...right up to the time his plane shredded itself through those tree limbs !

These guys still have some stuff on close-out. I got a second crystal for my receiver from Bernie here:

http://www.castlecreations.com/

Kim wrote:


Add me to that club!!! Guess I've got it all backwards...I spot an airplane I've GOT to build...and figure out later how to steer it ! This is not really anything new though...I once had one of our local "Experts" berate me for the EK-Logitrol radio I used (it wasn't Kraft!), then watched him smack the solitary tree on our field's perimeter. But, I'm sure his radio was working in a superior fashion to mine...right up to the time his plane shredded itself through those tree limbs !

Ah, but modern equipment allows so much more accurate crashes!

True...and MUCH more technically-worded excuses !!!!

Well the magazine guys have to keep up on the tech a little bit or they wouldn`t be helping consumerism,and we sure would not have much to ponder for the rest of the month if we knew everything they were talking about in the article.

I can see it now........." the new elyptical reskunker lift defractionizing coefficient airfiol design worked flawlessly for 2.174659 seconds according to my dspk9.1 transmitter`s flight data acquisition kimeutinator responses UNTIL the spektrazinator`s disharmonic vibrazinational balance was interrupted by the muffler bearings counterrotation revirbirations causing a right hand twist in the immelman 947.2 maneuver I was trying to execute at that moment and thusly I need 1.9 ounces of hackinator epoxy to effect repairs after the insuing crash.........according to the printout from my transmitter`s on board 4.9 color printer

So as far as this writer is concerned I think the spawnator kit would be a good value for our readers "

Disclaimer: our moderated editor is claiming no responsibility for those unsatisfied with this kit after following our b.s. rhetoric and buying this overpriced kit that will discontinue production next week

Thats it guys, people buy the new tech to get the tech`s owners manual in order to figure out the magazine articles

If I could just swallow my pride and retire from honesty I could run for president huh guys?

Jaspur_x wrote:
If I could just swallow my pride and retire from honesty I could run for president huh guys?

I think you'd have a REALLY good chance!

And your kit review made just as much sense to me as most of those published in the mags do, in fact possibly more!!

thanks for the vote of confidence Ivanhoe.

I have my campaign technique all worked out; lie my butt off and talk like I have a clue while all I realy am certain of is

Jaspur_x wrote:Well the magazine guys have to keep up on the tech a little bit or they wouldn`t be helping consumerism,and we sure would not have much to ponder for the rest of the month if we knew everything they were talking about in the article.

I can see it now........." the new elyptical reskunker lift defractionizing coefficient airfiol design worked flawlessly for 2.174659 seconds according to my dspk9.1 transmitter`s flight data acquisition kimeutinator responses UNTIL the spektrazinator`s disharmonic vibrazinational balance was interrupted by the muffler bearings counterrotation revirbirations causing a right hand twist in the immelman 947.2 maneuver I was trying to execute at that moment and thusly I need 1.9 ounces of hackinator epoxy to effect repairs after the insuing crash.........according to the printout from my transmitter`s on board 4.9 color printer

So as far as this writer is concerned I think the spawnator kit would be a good value for our readers "

Disclaimer: our modered editor is claiming no responsibility for those unsatisfied with this kit after following our b.s. rhetoric and buying this overpriced kit that will discontinue production next week

Thats it guys, people buy the new tech to get the tech`s owners manual in order to figure out the magazine articles

If I could just swallow my pride and retire from honesty I could run for president huh guys?

Lol you should write do RCME

Or at least start my own youtube channel doing parody routines of Modelsport Video Magazine;that guy cracks me up lol

You should download rc reviews and swap out the audio for you talking techshit and re upload it

If I knew how to do that I`d be able to do some other really cool stuff too!! For me, a sucessful download or posted link,etc is like winning the race is to a special olympics kid...............wth is MY hugger

Disclaimer: I am in no way picking on,making fun of,or disrespecting anybody except myself with my humor, as it is as much true as it is funny......you may continue laughing now

Jaspur_x wrote:If I knew how to do that I`d be able to do some other really cool stuff too!! For me, a sucessful download or posted link,etc is like winning the race is to a special olympics kid...............wth is MY hugger

Disclaimer: I am in no way picking on,making fun of,or disrespecting anybody except myself with my humor, as it is as much true as it is funny......you may continue laughing now

Ah ok then or do the review yourself and not properly lol.
Would be laugh.

I can try that with my webcam, should do that lol

maybe when I get a couple of projects done and the kids are back to school, 5 kids and 4 dogs=no quiet/peace for videos

could review the micro stick build , the little plane that could, and the littlest stick/throttled teedee049 /051r/c lol may be fun