Hi guys i am having some kind of signal problems with my tank me and my dads tested it out tonight and when you start it up and stand behind it it will run pefectelly but if you stand in front of it and start it up the tank will get no signal at all.

Any ideas?

Replies greatly appreciated.

Sounds like an antenna placement/orientation problem. Try adjusting the antenna wire to see if signal improves. (Sometimes proximity to electronics and motors can interfere with reception).

i found that if your tooo close *2 ft~* that it dont work either.

Also try not to point the Tx ant. directly towards the tank. Keeping the Tx ant. in a vertical position will help with signal operation. Remember to always turn "on" the Tx after you extend the ant and turn "off" the Tx before you collapse the ant. In other words, the ant. should always be extended when ever the Tx is turned "on".

We are assuming that both your Tx and tank batteries are fully charged and that the contacts are clean and sound. The "Sender" Tx battery trays on these tanks are prone to poor or open contacts, so try different battery brands if worse comes to worse. I have better luck with Duracell alk. batteries fitting these Tx units then with some of the other brands. HTH

Try it with the antenna only half way extended. This will help with the close proximity swamping of the receiver problem. Yes, this will shorten the range. But then the full range on these radios is something like several miles, so you will only be able to control your tank out to half a mile or so.