receiver antenna placement

[Bill Glaze]

Only time I ever had any problem, was on a  97" Laser I bought.  It was 
covered in blue metallic, and the previous owner had about 3 different 
sites he apparently used to position the antenna inside the fuselage  
When I ran it (antenna) inside, I couldn't get any range outside of my 
hat.  So, I did what Tom does, ran it outside.  Absolute end of 
problems.  I asked the previous owner, and he said that he "sometimes 
had a few glitches"  I'll bet!

Bill Glaze
P.S.: I'd heard this about metallics blocking reception for years, but 
someone said "not true!"  He said that the metallic wasn't really metal, 
but plastic.  Now, I don't believe I'm buying that!


Tomas C. Weedon wrote:

> Just my personal opinion, but I hate to see an antenna hanging on the 
> outside of a plane. I always put it in the fuse, or on a scale job, I 
> try to disguise it as a scale antenna. I've never had any problems 
> with recieving the transmitter signal as some worry about.
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org 
> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Bob Pastorello
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 6:53 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: receiver antenna placement
>
>     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 <mailto:rcaerobob at cox.net>
>     www.rcaerobats.net <http://www.rcaerobats.net>
>      
>      
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com <mailto:Rcmaster199 at aol.com>
>         To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto: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 <mailto:wise at alaskalife.net>
>>         Reply-to:discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>>         To:discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>>         Sent from the Internet
>>
>>
>>
>>         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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