OK rook, count how many spread spectrum radio systems are used by a-main competitors at the worlds?
But the discussion is not revolving around someone competing at the worlds, where the racers know when and when to not switch on and there are impounds.
None, could it be because the response time is slow?
The latency on a 2.4g system is significantly less(faster) than an AM/FM/PCM system.
Could it be because the technology isn't as foolproof as rookies want to say it is?
Anyone who knows how it works knows it isn't foolproof. Lockouts due to re-boots(caused by insufficient voltage) are well-documented but aren't really a defect in the system. And they certainly aren't completely immune to interference. Did anyone make that claim in this thread?
Or maybe you haven't noticed that most cordless phones are using the same 2.4ghz technology?
Not relevant. Plenty of testing has been done and 2.4g phones don't interfere with Spektrum systems.
At each and every race day I've attended at several tracks, either a club race or a larger race, fully 95% or more of the radio systems in use are Spektrum systems.
At the 2007 IRCHA Radio-Control helicopter jamboree, there were over 750 registered pilots present. About 50-60 of those were using FM or PCM systems. 2.4g systems were NOT impounded and there were no reports of interference or shoot-down problems throughout the entire event, which lasts 4 days. Seems that the 2.4 stuff works pretty well.
Oh, and regarding your blog --- funny stuff --- there is a huge difference between carbon, carbon fiber, and graphite parts. I suggest you learn what they are and the difference between them so you don't sound so bush league.
Ad hominem and doesn't pertain to the issue at hand. You're fishing.