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Old 09-20-2004, 09:10 AM   #2
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Re: changing crystals in radio's
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Originally Posted by KKA
I'm new to R/C trucks, but have been flying planes for 10 years. My question is, can I change the crystals in my truck transmitter and reciever, with the ones from my JR radio for planes? The reason is, that 2 of us in our club are on the same frequency, and can't drive together for racing!
You cannot use crystals designed for your airplane radio in your surface vehicle radio. Aircraft use the 72mHz band while surface vehicles (cars, trucks, boats, hovercraft, etc) use 75mHz and sometimes 27mHz. Besides the matter of specific use, the crystals just won't work.
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