Gremlin Castle

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What is Futaba's protocol for using their 2.4 systems in carbon fiber fuselages?

I have been flying a Siewert KI-84 for a number of years using the R-129 DP receiver and the Deans antenna.

Has Futaba addressed this situation?

Bax

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Carbon fiber fuselages are electrically conductive. This means that they can attenuate radio signals in the higher frequencies. For model aircraft, this means that the antennas must be exposed to the transmitted signals. In the case of carbon fiber fuselages, the antennas should be outside of the fuselage where they can always "see" the transmitter. That's why the Futaba FASST receivers have two antennas, so that you can position them such that at lease one of them is exposed to the transmitter at all times.

Gremlin Castle

My Feedback: (14)

Can the receiver antennae be connected to an external antenna in any fashion?

I am at a loss as to how the receiver could be safely disguised on the outside of the airframe.

Thanks