Futaba Antenna 5" short
10-18-2007, 03:30 PM
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Futaba Antenna 5" short
I have a Futaba FM r153f receiver that I lost exactly 5" off the end of the antenna, can I solder on 5" of wire that is about the same gauge on it ? and will it work ok ?
Does anyone know what gauge wire that is used ? Maybe best to replace the whole antenna.
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Does anyone know what gauge wire that is used ? Maybe best to replace the whole antenna.
Thanks
10-18-2007, 03:37 PM
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RE: Futaba Antenna 5" short
Think I found the answer on Futaba site
Part of my FM receiver antenna ripped off. Can I solder a new piece onto it?
While we can not recommend that anyone change their receiver wire, as this can cause serious problems such as loss of reception and major interference issues, and also void any warranty that you may have on your radio system.
If you are very good with a soldering iron, and safety consideration (do a COMPLETE and thorough ground check, after for safety purposes) and the warranty are not a issue, you would want to look for 22 gauge wire, and the length will be:
approximately 19 1/2" for surface
approximately 39 1/2" for Air
BUT, our recommendation is to send the receiver into our Service Center to be repaired.
Part of my FM receiver antenna ripped off. Can I solder a new piece onto it?
While we can not recommend that anyone change their receiver wire, as this can cause serious problems such as loss of reception and major interference issues, and also void any warranty that you may have on your radio system.
If you are very good with a soldering iron, and safety consideration (do a COMPLETE and thorough ground check, after for safety purposes) and the warranty are not a issue, you would want to look for 22 gauge wire, and the length will be:
approximately 19 1/2" for surface
approximately 39 1/2" for Air
BUT, our recommendation is to send the receiver into our Service Center to be repaired.
10-18-2007, 03:38 PM
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RE: Futaba Antenna 5" short
Just make it up with anything similar in size, it does not really matter.
Or, fit a steel whip aerial to your boat, and cut more off, for eg., if your whip is 10", you already lost five inches, cut another five off and fix the whip to the end of your wire and you are effectively back at full length.
Glenn
Or, fit a steel whip aerial to your boat, and cut more off, for eg., if your whip is 10", you already lost five inches, cut another five off and fix the whip to the end of your wire and you are effectively back at full length.
Glenn
