receiver antenna placement

[Rcmaster199 at aol.com]

I can't stand the fact that the vinyl insulation gets, shall we say, 
seasoned, after a year of exposure to the elements. So I try never to extend the 
antenna outside. 

Just this weekend in fact, one of the local beginners snagged his leg on his 
stab mounted antenna, tripped and fell on, you guessed it, another plane. 
Ouch!

Actually the hardened insulation remoinds me of the one about the old timer 
whose friend told him he could enhance his love life with rye bread.

"Rye bread" he sez. His friend replied "yes Maury, rye bread"

Next day he went to the bakery and asked the Baker for " 16 loaves of rye 
bread"

"16 loaves Maury" the Baker replied. "it's gonna get hard"

" Oh you heard about it" was Maury's reply

Matt K (VBG)

> Subj:Re: receiver antenna placement 
> Date:2/23/2004 6:53:38 PM Eastern Standard Time
> From:rcaerobob at cox.net
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> Does this all mean that "real pattern pilots" DON'T run their antenna 
> outside, connected someplace with a rubber band?
> 
> Bob Pastorello, Oklahoma
> NSRCA 199, AMA 46373
> rcaerobob at cox.net
> www.rcaerobats.net
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> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com 
>> To: discussion at nsrca.org 
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 5:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: receiver antenna placement
>> 
>> 
>> Jon you would be fine with the set-up you want to use. What I use is 
>> stirrer straw material from the local coffee shop, at around
>> 1/8" OD. I place about 5 straws on a rod, end to end, and tape the joints. 
>> Then I route the straw in a convenient location. The important thing to 
>> remember is the feeding of the antenna when you are installing the radio.
>> 
>> MattK
>> 
>> >>> Subj:receiver antenna placement 
>>> Date:2/23/2004 1:24:40 AM Eastern Standard Time
>>> From:wise at alaskalife.net
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>>> To:discussion at nsrca.org
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>>> 
>>> Hi all, What is the best way to run the receiver antenna on a composite
>>> fuse pattern plane? I am building a Temptation, I`m thinking of putting
>>> the antenna in a tube inside the fuse. Will this work or will it create
>>> radio reception problems? Any other ideas? Thanks Jon Wise
>>> Anchorage, Alaska
>> 
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