[NSRCA-discussion] 2,4 Module

[Mike Robinson]

Seems Jay may have a good solution by using small balsa pieces to secure
them. I must confess I have not been so particular with the placement - yet
I get no receiver chatter when I test mine.

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 10:36 AM, george w. kennie <geobet at gis.net> wrote:

>  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.
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>  ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Mike Robinson <shineyobject at gmail.com>
> *To:* General pattern discussion <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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