mxracerx43

2.4 no anntenas, [8D] no dummy on the same ch turning on his tx. [:@]

evilhorse

yeah thats next wife sez my anniversary gift is a 9303

BarracudaHockey

My Feedback: (11)

Get a DX and don't worry about antennas

Or a deans or revolution whip.

Skarn

Tex,

Why are you hesitant to trim your antenna to use a micro one? I've been using a micro antenna for over 2 years now on all my heli's and have never had a problem. They are proven and while they say you loose range, I've had my heli's so far away from me I could barely see them and never had a control probem to date. I swear by the micro's....I hate the long antenna.....

Skarn

evilhorse

Its never a good idea to "trim" your antenna, i can/does affect the range, sometimes more than you might think. I'd hate to find that out the hard way with a $2000 toy, wouldn't you?

BarracudaHockey

My Feedback: (11)

He means cutting it to put a Deans or other whip style base loaded antenna, and at the range we fly choppers they work just dandy.

Skarn

Bro, MANY people fly their $2000 toys including myself using the micro antenna without any problems. They are not new or experiemental, they are proven and that's why so many people use them.

Unless you misunderstood as Barracuda states.....I didn't mean simply trimming the antenna for the sake of trimming it.....I was referring to trimming it down to 4-6 inches left and then soldering on the micro antenna.

Skarn

evilhorse

BH, Skarn, Sorry i did misunderstand that statement, i thought you were trimming the antenna to get rid of the excess length[sm=47_47.gif] DEE DEE DEE!

[]TEX[]

Now boys, it's just an antenna. We can agree to disagree.....

[]TEX[]

I might get a DX one day, I am afraid of the notorious lock out.

rcjon

A planker in our club that always flies the big planes, drug out his Senior Telemaster and got it going for extra entertainment. One day he and another pilot were having fun with their TMs flying them into low cloud cover - way up there and way out there. No way I could see the orientation of the planes when they were up there and out there, but they have better vision than I.

Anyway, when he was taking down his TM to go home, he called me over to look at his antenna. He had forgotten to route the 72 MhZ antenna at all. It was wadded up in a birds nest beneath the Rx.

Just an anecdote about antenna placement. Maybe he was just lucky?

rcjon

Then get a FASST.

evilhorse

Or get an XP7202 Pcm, i have one and i have NO glitches! I'm still getting the 9303 tho.

[]TEX[]

I have PCM, I wasn't getting any glitches, just didn't like the antenna placement.

evilhorse

yeah, its a pain.

Skarn

Me too! I love my 7202 PCM radio.

Skarn

Skarn

Then get a micro antenna

Skarn

evilhorse

its a great radio, is my first heli radio. I have some sentimental attachment because of that, but i NEED the 9303.

[]TEX[]

Hmm, yes....good idea

mxracerx43

EvilHorse have those pics of your setup yet? Curious to see it, I am going over a freinds 30 who still uses 72 MHZ and he is complaining about his antenna routing.

evilhorse

ill try to get them up tonight.

evilhorse

having a problem putting the pix up using the Upload button at the bottom of the posting page, lil help anyone?

evilhorse

This is based HEAVILY on Mike Prewitt's Raptor technique setup

evilhorse

Actually, i think this IS Mike Prewitt's way as shown on RaptorTechnique.com

evilhorse

Just to show off here's my pride and joy. OS.37w/ Revolution tuned muffler, GY401/9254 on tail duty
Ds821's all around ( hey they fly it) Duralite 4300Mah Li-on Redundant pack, 5.3v Regulated switch.
Carbon tail blades by NHP. TT header tank, TT driven tail. Heli-max woodies. ( its amazing how much the TT woodies suck!)