Ninja_Maple Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 sorry to post another topic but i have been looking online for a FRSKY Taranis PLUS transmitter but they've all been sold out or back ordered. giantshark have 24 of them in stock but the description says "There is one item missing, the SWR check of the transmitter antenna is no longer available. " http://www.giantshark.co.uk/product/172253/frsky-taranis-plus-x9d-transmitter what is SWR? in hobbysport, they're packcage is a little better it comes with receiver and aluminium case for just Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbr Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) it stands for standing wave ratio google it for a technical explanation. but I would not worry about having it on a rc transmitter Edited January 17, 2015 by philbr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jony nitro Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Bangood.com have them 2 week wait though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0blk Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 i don't understand why you would need a S.W.R meter on a rc transmitter it,s not like you can change the antenna length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbr Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=643018 some info here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 if you transmit big power (eg cb radio) and your swr is out you will not transmit all you power and in theory it can be reflected back and damage your tx, this is not really a problem with the low power units we use 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 SWR think of it as a signal strength tester. these units are top end user with upgrade abillitys , no doubt things like antennas of varying sizes-shapes and layouts. swr meters tell you how good your transmitting signal is. if you have a low swr its possible the anttena is not placed at an optimal. and you would tune your SWR on radio to adjust the ferquency wave to more match what you require. (sorry bout spelling hands very cold ) anyways its used for registering the signals output strength. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja_Maple Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 thanks guys, very helpful information from everyone I just purchased the radio with receiver, it'll come in a few days and i am very excited as it is my first computerized transmitter. I have no idea what im doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 we all had that feeling but digital readouts are great, just put that info right where you need it and in real time to. long gone are the days you have to reset transimtter toggles etc etc for a new model. these days they have memory and save setting for us, no more settings booklets in the flight box. mixing is great, having a switch activate and your controls become more tuned, like super sensitive or flip the toggle and the controls are more sluggish, you can even dial this in to your own likening. 10 models and one handset is the norm these days, makes life so much more easy andthey now take 4xaa batterys not the usual 8xaa batterys that cost an arm and leg each time. we can also change power soruce to run from lipo batterys to giving us even more power and handset runtime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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