Broken aerial
04-18-2006, 12:26 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary,
AB, CANADA
Posts: 141
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Broken aerial
Hello
I recently had a really poor landing with an energy absorbing cartwheel finish that broke the end off of my wire aerial. It was on a Aerobird Xtreme. I know this will adversely affect range, so I am hoping to repair it ASAP.
Can anyone tell me the proper legnth of wire for a 27.255mhz receiver? Also, what type and gauge of wire is acceptable? Can I just splice in a repair legnth of wire, or do I need to replace the whole aerial? Thanks for the help.
Brett
I recently had a really poor landing with an energy absorbing cartwheel finish that broke the end off of my wire aerial. It was on a Aerobird Xtreme. I know this will adversely affect range, so I am hoping to repair it ASAP.
Can anyone tell me the proper legnth of wire for a 27.255mhz receiver? Also, what type and gauge of wire is acceptable? Can I just splice in a repair legnth of wire, or do I need to replace the whole aerial? Thanks for the help.
Brett
04-18-2006, 01:37 PM
#2
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 1,449
Likes: 0
Received 11 Likes
on
8 Posts
RE: Broken aerial
Hi Brett,
If you have the broken piece, just measure it. Make the aerial back to the original length by soldering on a replacement piece. The grade of wire is not important electrically, but from a practical point of view, it is better to use wire as close to the original as possible.
Regards,
John
If you have the broken piece, just measure it. Make the aerial back to the original length by soldering on a replacement piece. The grade of wire is not important electrically, but from a practical point of view, it is better to use wire as close to the original as possible.
Regards,
John
