Suggestion for 2007 Championships

[dlavery]

The constraint limiting expansion of the Championship from four active fields to six is not the availability of the volunteer staff. It is based on the frequency allocations utilized by the radio systems, and the interstitial spacing required to ensure that there is no cross-talk or signal degradation between the fields when they are all active simultaneously. This may change in the future if a new radio system is implemented, but for the time being there is a technical limit that will keep us to four active fields.

-dave

[Beth Sweet]

Originally Posted by dlavery

The constraint limiting expansion of the Championship from four active fields to six is not the availability of the volunteer staff. It is based on the frequency allocations utilized by the radio systems, and the interstitial spacing required to ensure that there is no cross-talk or signal degradation between the fields when they are all active simultaneously. This may change in the future if a new radio system is implemented, but for the time being there is a technical limit that will keep us to four active fields.

-dave

That would be an interesting feature: Whose robot are you controlling?

My main suggestion is the same one I have for the season overall: keep all prices as low as possible, the economy's flat, and money's tough to come by

But yay for earlier Championships!

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Beth Sweet

That would be an interesting feature: Whose robot are you controlling?

Dang! Can't use that one now...
</me wads up and throws out really good idea for 2007 game>

-dave

[nparikh]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Dang! Can't use that one now...
</me wads up and throws out really good idea for 2007 game>

-dave

*Predicts the huge grin on Dave's face as he dreams up an even better & more challenging idea.*

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by dlavery

The constraint limiting expansion of the Championship from four active fields to six is not the availability of the volunteer staff. It is based on the frequency allocations utilized by the radio systems, and the interstitial spacing required to ensure that there is no cross-talk or signal degradation between the fields when they are all active simultaneously. This may change in the future if a new radio system is implemented, but for the time being there is a technical limit that will keep us to four active fields.

-dave

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...7&postcount=37

What's this? Dave saying radio links keep us to 4 fields, and JVN says that next year we get an updated radio? hhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmm... interesting. John also said they tested it (albeit an early version) at IRI last year, any IRI field people remember more than 40 channels?

[Ricky Q.]

Originally Posted by iCurtis

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...7&postcount=37

What's this? Dave saying radio links keep us two 4 fields, and JVN says that next year we get an updated radio? hhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmm... interesting. John also said they tested it (albeit and early version) at IRI last year, any IRI field people remember more than 40 channels?

It was only tested after competition rounds on Friday, I believe they were just trying to see if it worked. I don't recall any significant messing with channels or anything like that.

[Pat234]

Last year after competition on Friday the host teams 234, 45, and 393 were asked to try the new radio system out. We changed the radio on the robot and then 5 or 6 mock matches before packing up for the night. I am not sure what data they were looking at.

[John Gutmann]

Originally Posted by dlavery

The constraint limiting expansion of the Championship from four active fields to six is not the availability of the volunteer staff. It is based on the frequency allocations utilized by the radio systems, and the interstitial spacing required to ensure that there is no cross-talk or signal degradation between the fields when they are all active simultaneously. This may change in the future if a new radio system is implemented, but for the time being there is a technical limit that will keep us to four active fields.

-dave

So your trying to tell us that IFI is adding the bluetooth radios ehh? Sounds like it will work with the additional fields good.