receiver antenna placement

[vicenterc at comcast.net]

JR 10 SX-II.  PCM Receivers.  The radio was sent with the receivers for tuning.  No tuning was required since all equipment was working perfectly.  On ground the range always has been very good.

Vicente
> You guys Running JR or Futaba?
> 
> Maybe thats the answer.............
> 
> --- Wayne Galligan <wgalligan at goodsonacura.com> wrote:
> > I too have an outty.  My last ship had wire
> > pull/pull everything in a c.f. fuse and I had
> > nothing but glitching when the antenna was close to
> > the fuse.  Had to run the antenna out to the wing
> > tip.  Next fuse same type airplane I used a MK
> > pushrod and no problems. Perhaps the wire pull
> > cables and c.f. combination where suspect.   Are
> > there any E.E.'s out there that could explain this
> > phenomenon?
> > 
> > Wayne G.
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Gray E Fowler 
> >   To: discussion at nsrca.org 
> >   Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 10:07 AM
> >   Subject: Re: receiver antenna placement
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   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 
> > 
> > 
> >        vicenterc at comcast.net 
> >         Sent by: discussion-request at nsrca.org 
> >         02/24/2004 09:49 AM 
> >         Please respond to discussion 
> > 
> >                
> >                 To:        discussion at nsrca.org 
> >                 cc:        "Del K. Rykert"
> > <drykert at rochester.rr.com>, <discussion at nsrca.org> 
> >                 Subject:        Re: receiver antenna
> > placement 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   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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