[NSRCA-discussion] 2,4 Module

[Jay Marshall]

I just lay the wires on a piece if balsa, fitted to the fuse, and tape them
down. That way they don't get pushed around. Don't know about comp fuse.
The Futaba has a much longer shielded wire before the antenna actually
starts and would be easier to get outside,

 

Jay Marshall 

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of george w.
kennie
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 10:37 AM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2,4 Module

 

Mike,

I just think that those flimsy little internal wires require very special
treatment in order to minimize placing undue stress on them which over time
appear to me to be a weak point.

They even go so far as to say that in certain installations they want you to
have them exit to the outside of the fuse. You can't tape them down if you
have a composite fuse,.......so what the heck do you do with them. I think I
would rather have seen a short extension to a stiffer wire antenna, or a
couple of pieces of the standard 72 MHZ type wire. They just seem too
vulnerable to me.

G.

 

 

 

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Mike <mailto:shineyobject at gmail.com>  Robinson 

To: General pattern discussion <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>  

Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:05 PM

Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2,4 Module

 

George - I've been using the 7 channel version in my 9C for months now and I
love it. I'm curious to know what maintenance issues you suggest could come
up with the antenna? 

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 8:56 PM, george w. kennie <geobet at gis.net> wrote:

Just got an 8 channel module for my 9C radio and finding it quite a
different experience.

I like the idea of not having and external antenna, but arranging the
internal routing can present a few challenges. Can't understand why they
deviated from having the flight pak plug into channel 8 (it's between 3 &
4). 

It seems to work O.K. and if the manual can be believed, the range must be
quite extroadinary. There is a very small button on the back of the module
that loads the output signal when pressed, supposedly diminishing the output
power to a value similar to lowering your regular antenna and they specify
that you should be able to retain signal integrity at 30 - 50 paces.  Well
after installing the system in my new airplane I got 400 feet while
depressing the button and I still had solid contact, but had to give up as I
did the test on the street in front of my house and I was starting to move
around a corner and was losing visual.

When you realize all this from that measley little 4" antenna, it's almost
jaw-dropping.  

With time I would anticipate some maintenance issues with those pesky little
internal antennas, but hopefully, in the meantime nobody should be able to
shoot me down.

It wasn't too bad of a deal with the $30 discount from Tower.

Wish me luck,

Georgie

 


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