receiver antenna placement

[Gray E Fowler]

Vicente

I too run my antennas outside as my Aries is 100% carbon fiber.  I had in 
the past on a CF fuse experienced failsafe holds until I ran the antenna 
outside...Now the question is in my case and yours...at some time that 
fuse, that pushrod or those pull-pull cables are between you  and the 
antenna...why no failsafe here?

Also I have no trust in any Electrical Engineer, convinced that their 
expertise is nothing but smoke and mirrors designed to fool the mangement 
types, which is fairly easy to do. Why such an attitude? Because here at 
the Raytheon Antenna Department where I work , My EE's told me after 
running calculations that I would not have any interference problems- but 
I did. Regardless of all the missiles we make that have struck their 
intended targets, the EE's failed me in their most critical challenge....Can I run my RC antenna at 72 mHz inside my toy plane????

I endure the scoffing at my "outty" antenna to enjoy a much stiffer plane. 
 I am of the opinion that an outty antenna is much more appealing than all 
those guys that have fuel tubing on the exterior of the plane! That is the 
true crime!  At least all my fuel tubing is hidden...



Gray Fowler
Principal Chemical Engineer
Composites Engineering




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I guess that I am not a real pattern pilot.  I have to run the antennas 
outside.  I have a Hydeout and a Focus.  Both use steel wire for rudder 
and elevator.  The Focus has a carbon rod for the elevator.  In both 
planes and certain conditions (example: slow roll when the antenna gets 
behind the steel cables) the radio has been going safe-fail for slit 
second.  The only cure after sending radio and receiver for tuning was to 
run the antenna outside.

After having this experience, I am not confident to run antennas inside my 
planes.  I know that there is a very high percentage of pattern pilots 
that run the antenna inside.  Probably I am doing something wrong in the 
installation and I haven't been able to figure it out. 

Vicente Bortone

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