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Unread 16-02-2007, 22:42
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Re: does anyone have OI and RC radio issues

Dan,

First of all, let me say that I respect your opinion and your posts have always had merit. I am going to vent a bit and I apologize for using you as a target but feel it better you than using a student or someone less experienced.

Now to the meat of it:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Swampdude View Post
...When I get to our regional the first thing I will do is ask if we can use the 06 radios.
If you follow that path, you will certainly fail.

Let's assume that the 06 radios work better and that the 07 radios have a systemic problem. If you were running the competition and a number of teams brought the 06 radios and petitioned to have them allowed, would you allow it? Would it be fair to the teams who did not bring 06's? How about the rookies who can not get 06's?

Answer: You could not allow the 06 radios to be used because everyone waited too long to complain!

I looked on the IFI forum today and found only 3 posts about radios not working since the kickoff. Let's assume another 10 teams called on the phone. This is only 13 teams out of 1307 having a problem as far as they know. There are a lot of companies out there which would love a 0.1% return rate.

Your team (and everyone else who is having problems), MUST make this issue clear to both FIRST and to IFI.

$@#$@#$@#$@#$@#ing and moaning on CD will not resolve the problem.

OK. I'm done now and, once again, I'd like to apologize for singling you out. Please forgive me...

Mike
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Alumnus, Team 3518, Panthrobots, 2011
Alumnus, Team 177, Bobcat Robotics, 1995 - 2010
LRI, Connecticut Regional, 2007-2010
LRI, WPI Regional, 2009 - 2010
RI, South Florida Regional, 2012 - 2013

As easy as 355/113...