Novak GTB + FM problems!

[tobbe]

Hi!

It's been a while since I last visited oOple (shame on me). But to the subject. I have lots of problems with my Novak GTB with a FM radio. I can drive about 10-15 metres from myself without losin contact. But if I drive further away I lose contact and it starts playing bulldozer and can give full throttle for about 2 sec. before stopping. It's really annoying and I haven't been able to drive it so much due to the contact range (I have not enough money to a new radio either...). Are there any tips and tricks to do so I could increase the range or is a 2.4GHz system the way to go?

[Wraggy]

is the reciever wire split in any way ??? or been cut ??

[super__dan]

This only happen with a GTB? That would be weird.

It's not the 2.4ghz optimised GTB is it?

[tobbe]

No, it's the regular version. And no wires are split. It's really weird because a friend of mine had the same problem with his GTB until he changed to 2.4GHz, then he had no problems with range anymore...

[markwilliamson2001]

I had bad interference at very close range. Ended up changing the receiver in the end for a tired 'cased' KO 297 one. That cured it tho!

Try another receiver if unsure.

Ta
Mark

[super__dan]

What radio gear are you using?

I used my GTB with KO 40mhz for the first half of last gear without issue and there are lots of people who do the same. I can't think of any obvious reason for this unless issues wirh radio gear. Have you tried the same radio gear with a different speedo recently?