How to RAIN PROOF a transmitter unit!
06-08-2004, 02:36 PM
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How to RAIN PROOF a transmitter unit!
Bet ya thought I was going to tell you....
Anyone got a plan other than a ziplock?
I want to sail my ship in some real weather![8D]
Anyone got a plan other than a ziplock?
I want to sail my ship in some real weather![8D]
06-09-2004, 01:08 AM
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RE: How to RAIN PROOF a transmitter unit!
If weight isn't an issue, you could give it a good wrap in in plastic wrap and then dip and re-dip it in wax until you have a good coat on it.
Never done it before with a Rx, but it does waterproof wooden matches!
Never done it before with a Rx, but it does waterproof wooden matches!
06-09-2004, 07:11 AM
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RE: How to RAIN PROOF a transmitter unit!
Time Pilot...thanks for the suggestion. That may be something to consider on the reciever...but what I am trying to do is get the transmitter (remote control unit) out in the rain without water intrusion. It does NOT need to get in the controls openings, and it also needs to NOT run down the antenna into the unit. Does anyone make a clear box of some sort...kind of like a underwater camera case? Hmmmm....wonder if there is a market for it?
06-09-2004, 08:53 AM
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RE: How to RAIN PROOF a transmitter unit!
That sure would be a long, long, skinny box.
Shop at your local Sam's Club (or similar) and you'll find that someone makes a (sort of) clear garbage bag of the size used for 55 gallon drums. Even with your antenna extended, it should easily cover the radio and still allow you to see well enough through the bag if you need to see the radio. If you accidently poke a hole in the bag with your antenna, all water-proof bets are off. To prevent that, you could wrap and tape a paper towel around the end of the antenna and it won't affect transmission. If you wrap a wad of tin foil around the end of the antenna, transmission will be affected.
Since you're sailing a boat, it probably won't get more than a couple of hundred feet from you anyway, so you can make it even easier if you extend the antenna only about three or four sections and you'll still be able to control the boat.
Best idea is to poke a couple of eye holes in the garbage bag so you can pull the whole thing right over yourself AND the radio. Then, you can shield your eyes from the rain by making a tin foil hat to put on your head and you'll not only stay dry, but you'll be a conversation piece as well.
That's all I got.
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Shop at your local Sam's Club (or similar) and you'll find that someone makes a (sort of) clear garbage bag of the size used for 55 gallon drums. Even with your antenna extended, it should easily cover the radio and still allow you to see well enough through the bag if you need to see the radio. If you accidently poke a hole in the bag with your antenna, all water-proof bets are off. To prevent that, you could wrap and tape a paper towel around the end of the antenna and it won't affect transmission. If you wrap a wad of tin foil around the end of the antenna, transmission will be affected.
Since you're sailing a boat, it probably won't get more than a couple of hundred feet from you anyway, so you can make it even easier if you extend the antenna only about three or four sections and you'll still be able to control the boat.
Best idea is to poke a couple of eye holes in the garbage bag so you can pull the whole thing right over yourself AND the radio. Then, you can shield your eyes from the rain by making a tin foil hat to put on your head and you'll not only stay dry, but you'll be a conversation piece as well.
That's all I got.
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06-10-2004, 06:56 AM
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RE: How to RAIN PROOF a transmitter unit!
Here is the answer guys!
TRANSMITT
TransMitt is a Weatherproof transmitter cover for cold and wet weather sailing. Made to fit any tranmitter, it has a window for viewing the gimbles and rain seal for the antenna. There is also a D-ring snap for a neck lanyard. Felt lined for sailing in the cold without the cumbersome restirction of gloves. Designed for dry radios and warm hands on those cold wet regatta days of winter.
TransMitt Item #890 $26.95
TRANSMITT
TransMitt is a Weatherproof transmitter cover for cold and wet weather sailing. Made to fit any tranmitter, it has a window for viewing the gimbles and rain seal for the antenna. There is also a D-ring snap for a neck lanyard. Felt lined for sailing in the cold without the cumbersome restirction of gloves. Designed for dry radios and warm hands on those cold wet regatta days of winter.
TransMitt Item #890 $26.95
06-13-2004, 01:07 AM
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RE: How to RAIN PROOF a transmitter unit!
ORIGINAL: JohnVH
yes BUT, if your using a pistol type radio will it work?
yes BUT, if your using a pistol type radio will it work?
Looks like you could hold the pistol with one hand and slip your other hand into the other slot to operate the wheel.
I need onme of those. I always fly in the rain. I don't got to the field to let a rain shower stop me.
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06-13-2004, 12:07 PM
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Ya thats pretty expensive. I have an 8U but I been pretty good about keepin it dry. John-were you at TCMAA Saturday for the bid bird? You avatar looks familiar.
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RE: How to RAIN PROOF a transmitter unit!
Why not just sit in the warm dry car and sail from there? I bet you could get your car pretty close tho the waters edge, if you really wanted to.
07-10-2004, 01:23 PM
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RE: How to RAIN PROOF a transmitter unit!
I made a rain hood for my transmitter tray.
I've only used it in light rain, but think it will be good in heavier rain (in case I just HAFTA fly).
I would slip a plastic sleeve (made from a cutup garbage bag) over the ant.
I've only used it in light rain, but think it will be good in heavier rain (in case I just HAFTA fly).
I would slip a plastic sleeve (made from a cutup garbage bag) over the ant.
07-13-2004, 07:52 AM
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If you do use your transmitter in the rain. Make sure you periodically wipe the antenna as water will run down it and get in between the sections and cause corrosion.
