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Frequency Issues
We bought a home with a few acres in 1994. There is a barn and field out in back of the house [that is] just ideal for flying RC models. Our two sons built homes adjacent to us and we all have enjoyed flying “out back” for many years.
Recently, our son, Clay, was having trouble with his electric-powered glider, which would get the jitters when he flew more than a hundred feet or so from himself. Clay asked for me to check his airplane out and the same thing happened again. We were fortunate that I got the model back in one piece.
We changed the receiver—same problem. I brought my old, reliable electric glider out and the same thing happened again, but the model had a hard landing.
We have a microwave tower not too far away. Could this be the problem? We were all flying on very solid 2.4 GHz systems.
Then it struck me. We had recently changed to broadband for our Internet connectivity. I called the broadband technician and asked what frequency his system was broadcasting on. The answer was 2.4 GHz. The tech said that he had other frequencies he could change to so he made a change.
After the frequency change, there were no more jitters. Problem solved. Back to peaceful flying out back.
I am writing this to you because there may be others who have unexplained interference that could be being cause by broadband systems and the remedy is apparently relatively simple to accomplish.
—John Hunton
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