My futaba receiver (72mhz) antenna was shorten by about a quarter after being cut off by the prop. I test the control and everything is functioning properly. What I'm worried is will the shorten antenna reduce the range of my radio severly during flight. Should l ditch my receiver or keep on flying with the shorten antenna? Any advice from the radio guru will be much appreciated.
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Originally posted by LH59 View PostMy futaba receiver (72mhz) antenna was shorten by about a quarter after being cut off by the prop. I test the control and everything is functioning properly. What I'm worried is will the shorten antenna reduce the range of my radio severly during flight. Should l ditch my receiver or keep on flying with the shorten antenna? Any advice from the radio guru will be much appreciated.
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No need to ditch the reciever at all. If you can retrieve the broken part of the antenna, just resolder it back. If not, simple replace the whole length of antenna.
For some of my scale planes, I cut it off at about 1" away from the receiver and soldered a set of connector to the ends. The antenna wire is installed and hidden within the fuselage and vertical fin permanently during the construction. During radio installation, I just plug the antenna back to the receiver and so far it works without any hitch. Do a range test for sure though.
For this case, if I ever need to use the reciever on another model, I simply buy another piece of antenna wire for the other model.
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Originally posted by joe yap View PostNo need to ditch the reciever at all. If you can retrieve the broken part of the antenna, just resolder it back. If not, simple replace the whole length of antenna.
For some of my scale planes, I cut it off at about 1" away from the receiver and soldered a set of connector to the ends. The antenna wire is installed and hidden within the fuselage and vertical fin permanently during the construction. During radio installation, I just plug the antenna back to the receiver and so far it works without any hitch. Do a range test for sure though.
For this case, if I ever need to use the reciever on another model, I simply buy another piece of antenna wire for the other model.
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