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cyanide1973
05-12-2007, 10:33 PM
I have a trex 450 and a dx7 i haven't bothered to change out the ar6000 receiver for the 7000 are there any +'s other then range to make the switch
Danal Estes
05-12-2007, 10:40 PM
Range is no different.
The AR6000 is not recomended for larger aircraft due to the possibility of "shadowing" from large engines or fuel tanks due to the antennas only being a few inches apart. The AR7000 puts the satellite receiver further away and avoids shadowing. With no shadowing, range is approx the same.
Jermo
05-12-2007, 11:10 PM
I fly the AR6k in my T450 with no issues. Circuits and high flying..etc. To date I've never experienced any loss of signal (all crashes were definately pilot error :oops: ;) ) .
fireup
05-13-2007, 02:39 AM
I could be wrong but the 6000 has a slightly longer latency than the 7000, but you will prob. won't feel the different because the cyclic servos on a 450 are not digital.
Rocket Man
05-13-2007, 09:34 AM
I could be wrong but the 6000 has a slightly longer latency than the 7000, but you will prob. won't feel the different because the cyclic servos on a 450 are not digital.
We use a couple of Spektrum systems at work and the latency was with the DX6 transmitter/system. The DX7/DSM2 system corrected the latency issues and the AR6000 worked fine with our testbed TRex.
As mentioned above, you will not have the range with the 6K vs. the 7K, but I have trouble even seeing my Trex when it gets a couple hundred feet away. Radio range is not the issue - eyesight range is. :lol: :lol:
TRex888
05-18-2007, 04:29 PM
Range is no different.
The AR6000 is not recomended for larger aircraft due to the possibility of "shadowing" from large engines or fuel tanks due to the antennas only being a few inches apart. The AR7000 puts the satellite receiver further away and avoids shadowing. With no shadowing, range is approx the same.
I kinda came to the same conculsion when I realised that the range test is 30 paces (90 feet) regardless of Rx. Therefore the range should be the same as long as shadowing and antenna polarity is not an issue. I'm coming to the conclusion the satellite Rx on the AR7000 is only an insurance policy and play no part in extending the maximum range :roll: