nitroorelectric

Hi,
I just bought this new boat. I started to set it up and I struck a problem. The boat does not respond unless the transmitter is less than 30cm away from the reciever. (This boat is using a futaba radio system so quality should not be an issue.) I have fully extended the arial on both transmitter and reciever and there is still no improvment. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO PLEASE IF YOU VIEW THIS PAGE LEAVE A COMMENT.
Thank you for your help.

LANNYBOB

possibly low batteries or the antenna on your transmitter is not threaded down into its slot. most antennas are threaded down into the transmitter case for proper contact.

Foamaholic

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Does it use crystals? Could be a bad crystal.

nitroorelectric

yeah ok thanks it does use a crystal and the crystal has a piece of paper/plastic wrapped around it as you can see in picture two, Should i remove the paper/plastic??

Foamaholic

My Feedback: (1)

I don't see it in the picture but I have never seen a crystal with paper or plastic around it. Might want to remove it if it comes right off.

nitroorelectric

after i had a look i turns out the paper on the crystal is just a pull tab

Foamaholic

My Feedback: (1)

Can't think what else. Still sounds like a crystal problem. Did the radio come with the crystals? Just wondering if it has the wrong type crystals.

colecaz

Take the receiver out of the boat and pull it's antenna out straight. Put a servo on one of the channels so you can see it working and try a range check. If it doesn't give good range, return the whole radio setup and get another one.

If it does work like that you have shielding issues with the boat. Try installing the antenna in a different location. Is the boat carbon fiber or metal by any chance. They can effect range.