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Exclamation Re: Intermittant control with radio

We had this problem last year and a bit again this year. Then we wisened up. Theres three things:

A) Keep the radio away from any motors. They create interferiance (yes, I know I can't spell).

B) If you have a shell or a cage of some sort made out of metal, put the reciever outside that (the metal in the frame will create a ferridite cage thereby weakening or blocking most electormagnetic waves).

C) Make sure the two antennae (the transmitter and the reciever) are parallel. If they are perpendicualr, it harms the quality of reception.

-Kesich

P.S. And it did hurt when chief del phi didnt reset. We (1097, 114, and 47) could have won that match and probably made it to the finals. But you know what, it was still fun and it was just a simple mistake. No hard feelings.
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