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Re: Custom IR Remote?
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Originally Posted by flightofone View Post
We've ordered a pair of their Fyre-Fly IR transceivers to experiment with as a possible replacement for the kit IR board. It looks like they have longer range and operate on a different carrier frequency so interference may not be a problem. http://www.rentron.com/Fyre-Fly.htm
Huh. I guess I never saw a rule against this, but ar you sure it is legal to use a different IR receiver?

Also, if you do get in a match with two Rentron receivers, you are sunk, correct?
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