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Old 12-13-2005, 12:59 AM
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mimhoff
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Default RE: Transmitter left on

Thanks for your comments. It would seem that powering on the Tx for short periods of time with the antenna collapsed will not hurt the transmitter but for a long time period of time it will. I guess I wish the manufacturers would be more specific in their documentation.

One last question --- if anybody knows -- Does the damage done by leaving antenna down always result in a complete failure or will it some times cause a reduction of power like 50%? I would almost rather have it completely fail than partially fail at least I wouldn't accidentally fly with less than enough Tx power.