theaugerfiller

Hello,
How would I set up the antenna for my reciever on my plane?
Do I make it just hang out the back?
thanks,
Theaugerfiller

CP140

Some people run them internally and some run them to the outside. If you run it to the outside of the airplane, put a strain relief of some sort on the antenna just before it exits the fuselage... saves it being ripped out of the receiver when you step on it or it catches on something. You can put a T-pin in the tip of your vertical fin or horizontal stab, wrap a small elastic around the pin and use that to attach it to your antenna. Some radios include a hook that you thread the antenna through and then simply hook it on to the elastic band on the T-pin. I've seen guys glue a few small sections of a straw to the underside of the fuse and run the antenna through that.

The general idea is that you want the antenna extended as much as possible, but not just trailing on the ground where it's an invitation to be stepped on! A couple of inches dangling is OK, but not the whole length of it!

Geistware

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Try to attach the end of the antenne to your airplane with a non-metalic device.

wisdom-seeker

What has worked for me for decades is to use a rubber band over the vertical stab. It is simple to make a loop to grab the end of the receiver antenna, and since it is rubber, it will give way when hit, or in a crash.

theaugerfiller

Can I cut the antenna? It is quite a bit longer than my plane.

wisdom-seeker

Absolutely not!!! The length of the antenna is picked to promote best reception of the radio frequency in use. If you cut the antenna, you run the risk of your receiver getting out of range at too short a distance. Nothing augurs into the ground like a loss of radio contact.

Geistware

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If you cut your antennae, you cut your range!