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Crosstalk

By Michael James, About.com

Definition: RC vehicles communicate through radio signals. If two or more RC vehicles use the same frequency the signals can get scrambled which can result in erratic behavior of the two vehicles. This scrambling of signals is called crosstalk because the signals get crossed and one transmitter tries to talk to (control) both vehicles.
Also Known As: interference | radio interference | scrambled signal
Alternate Spellings: cross-talk
Examples: Running two 27 MHz or two 49 MHz RC cars near each other will usually result in crosstalk. The radio signals get mixed up. One controller will try to control both vehicles or you'll get erratic behavior in one or both vehicles.

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