Are filter system malfunctions common?
Yes. Unfortunately, all too common. There is no such thing as an area (including flying fields) that is free from RFI (radio frequency interference). There are several ceramic filters in the Rx. The ceramic material is brittle and is relatively fragile and prone to cracking or breaking from sudden jolts or impacts and even vibration. Even one damaged filter can cause a crash because of RFI from many sources such as microwave repeaters, wireless phones, pagers, and radio transmission towers miles away. Unfortunately industrial communication devices are allowed by the FCC to operate in the 72 MHz band the same as airborne RC. The GEM 2000 indicates the fault with a slight jittering of the servo(s). Should this problem occur in the air, it will not discernibly affect flying or cause loss of control.
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