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10-04-2010, 01:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Nacanowhere Texas
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|  2.4GHZ Under water
Anyone had any luck running digital under water? I have heard mixed emotions about this and I am wanting to get more input.
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10-04-2010, 01:45 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: beaver falls
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i have mine in a traxxas water proof box and after 1" over it i loose conection 5 feet away but i have a dx3 some people with different rx's have better luck
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10-04-2010, 01:54 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Nacanowhere Texas
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I haven't completely submarined mine yet but I have had other people with the DX3S like mine say the same thing. Oh well if I have to go old school analog then I will LOL
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10-05-2010, 10:14 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pasadena
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my old FJC was definitely a Submarine. It worked for about 2ft under water.
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10-05-2010, 01:25 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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I've had my VXL powered scx-10 at least 6" completely under water and I had to stay right on top of the rig or the radio wouldn't work, I'd be leary about going any deeper. Just out of curiosity, I wonder how the RC submariners control their rigs? |
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10-05-2010, 01:30 PM
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most of the time they us AM or FM radios due to the wavelengths or some such workin better | |
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10-06-2010, 07:09 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: victoria
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|  wow I never thought they would be that bad under that little of water. good to know tho.
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10-06-2010, 07:27 AM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas baby!
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It has to do with the wavelength of the signal. 2.4GHz frequency has a much shorter wavelength than 27 MHz and can't penetrate the surface of water. That is the reason that the US Navy nuclear submarines use ULF (Ultra Low Frequency = longer wavelength) for underwater communications.
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10-06-2010, 07:02 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
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10-06-2010, 08:05 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tomball
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I haven't used it myself but this might be an option. http://www.spektrumrc.com/Products/D...odID=SPMMR3000 |
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10-06-2010, 08:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Nacanowhere Texas
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Thanks for all the input I may set it up so that I can just switch out the receivers easily and put the fm in when I run in the water.
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10-10-2010, 12:27 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: chula vista/tijuana
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I dont know if this will help but im ussing a airtronics esc (old school) and and airtronics receiver (fm) my cars under water for like 30 seconds (nephew driving) i got it out dry eveything and it drove like nothing. and it was probably like foot under water.
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10-11-2010, 05:22 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Clarkston
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Linear Mode
