<DIV> I'm like you I fly the 649 in F3a and the 770 in Flat foamies and sport. I've never had a problem with either but I'd like to see the 770's a little more before sticking it in a 2 meter. Mike<BR><BR><B><I>David Lockhart <DaveL322@comcast.net></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">The 10 channel RXs are a 945 dual conversion and 955 single conversion. The<BR>945 is larger/heavier (1.6 oz) to accomodate the added electronics of dual<BR>conversion - I think the 955 is the same weight as it shares the case of the<BR>945.<BR><BR>The 9 channel 649 (PCM) and 549 (FM) are 1 oz and older in design than the<BR>new 770 (PCM) - I think the newer design of the 770 and the smaller<BR>footprint area for the plugs (2 less channels) account for the lighter<BR>weight (.7 oz). As Doug, I've flown the 770 in electrics and it is solid.<BR>I've flown the 700 (the FM version of the 770) pretty extensively in 12 lb<BR>Ultrastick with 6 digital servos and it was solid.<BR><BR>I personally fly the 649 in the pattern stuff - but I doubt you'd have<BR>problems with any of the above receivers.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Dave Lockhart, Team JR<BR>DaveL322@comcast.net<BR><BR>----- Original
Message -----<BR>From: <SEEFO@SAN.RR.COM><BR>To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 4:34 PM<BR>Subject: Re: JR R770S PCM Receiver.<BR><BR><BR>><BR>> I've been using them in my smaller electric airplanes where every gram<BR>> counts. I've never had any problem to date. I think with the bigger<BR>> receivers you gain a fair amount of resistance to vibration and such but I<BR>> don't KNOW that for sure. The difference in weight between a 770 and a 955<BR>> wouldn't be noticed in a 2m F3A airplane so I'd stick with the 955 myself.<BR>><BR>> -Doug Cronkhite<BR>> -Team JR<BR>><BR>><BR>> On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Steve Bennett wrote:<BR>><BR>> > Has anyone had any experience with this new receiver? I bought a pair of<BR>these but I'm having second thoughts due to the small size as compared to<BR>the JR 9 and 10 channel PCM receivers.<BR>> > What was sacrificed to achieve the small footprint & what is the<BR>advantage
of the 9 and 10 channel receivers (other than the extra channels)?<BR>In a nut shell, would you trust a ZN or PL plane to the R770S?<BR>><BR>> =====================================<BR>> # To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm<BR>> and follow the instructions.<BR>><BR><BR>=====================================<BR># To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm<BR>and follow the instructions.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p>
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