Antenna Placement
I've put together a Sig LT-40 ARF and the last thing I'm doing is installing the receiver but I've got a question about the antenna. I'm using an older Futaba radio system (Conquest) and its associated receiver has a single antenna wire approximately 38" long. I'd like to place the antenna along the length of the fuse, maybe inside of a piece of tubing. However, in that the A/C is an ARF, the fuse is enclosed, making it rather difficult to extend the antenna through the bulkheads, the full length of the fuse, to the tail section. I'm wondering if I could just coil the antenna on the cabin floor - would it still be functional? Perhaps route the antenna outside the fuse and cover it over with Monocote? Would it still work during flight (everything works fine on the ground with the antenna wire coiled up)? How did people deal with the single wire antenna associated with these older systems?