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Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four, 4-Channel Radio Control System

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Radio Control System - Complete in Styrofoam Container - Airplanes and Rockets

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Radio Control System - Complete in Styrofoam Container

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Radio Control System - Transmitter, Receiver, & Servos - Airplanes and Rockets

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Radio Control System - Transmitter, Receiver, & Servos

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Transmitter - Top of Case - Airplanes and Rockets

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Transmitter - Top of Case

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Transmitter - Top w/Open Back - Airplanes and Rockets

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Transmitter - Top w/Open Back

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Transmitter - Left - Airplanes and Rockets

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Transmitter - Left (Throttle/Rudder) Side Open

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Transmitter - Back - Airplanes and Rockets

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Transmitter - Back

The Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four, 4-Channel Radio Control System was my second radio control system after the OS Digitron DP-3, 3-Channel system I bought used from a man down the street from where I lived. The Cirrus was very prone to metal-to-metal noise interference. I had to use nylon clevises on the engine throttle control arm because with a metal clevis the servos would chatter nervously. The situation was really severe when I used the Cirrus radio in my DuBro Tri Star helicopter, where the metal main rotor and meshing spur gear on the engine caused major interference problems. Wrapping the receiver in tin foil took care of most of the problem. A metal case on the receiver would have probably eliminated the need for further mitigation. 

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Transmitter - Open Back w/Battery Pack - Airplanes and Rockets

Hobby Shack Cirrus Sport Four Transmitter - Open Back w/Battery Pack

 

 

 

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Posted April 6, 2019

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