Original: Silversurfer
To really understand what I'm talking about here, I would suggest that you cover your plane in MonoKote pearl yellow, or any of the UltraCote metallics, place your antenna wire COMPLETELY inside the fuselage and hang on once it's in flight.
Not trying to beat a dead horse here, but I went one better than this suggestion. I just happened to have a FULL role of MonoKote Pearl Yellow. I covered both ends of the roll with aluminum foil, poked a small hole in one end and threaded the WHOLE antenna from my receiver into the tube. Did a 100' range check with the Tx antenna collapsed. No problems, zero. I then did the same test with a role of MonoKote Plum Metallic and again with a role of MonoKote Aluminum. Same results, not one problem. I can't say I was really surprised. [8D]