Please help me to understand what relationship of Vision, Stylus, Tom Overton antenna to a Ducky? Was that an antenna comparison test of same TX or TX comparison test of same Ducky? Or both? YK Seattle ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 7:37 AM Subject: [RCSE] Rubber Duck antenna range > I have seen the submission by YK Chan, and agree with the idea. I have > done essentially the same thing with all new installations (first a > Vision, then a Stylus). What I did involved a friend who stayed with > the plane and had either a CB radio or a cell phone. By picking a long > straight road, I then drove away with the transmitter, actuating one of > the channels (rudder or elevator) and leaving the other for a stability > indicator. When I got the extreme end of useful range my helper let me > know. I then backed up until the signal was again strong and stable. > > When I tested my Vision with a Tom Overton antenna in 1991, I got 1.1 > miles of useful range along an unobstructed country road in Indiana. > When I tested my Stylus with the same antenna in Feb. 1995, I got 1.25 > miles of useful range along a road in Seattle, that happened to have > high tension electric towers alongside the same road. > > These tests were good enough for me, and I have used the antenna > successfully on everything from HL to XC. In fact, I have never had the > whip antenna on the Stylus since I developed the adapter to connect the > antenna to the ball mount (just prior to the test above). I guess > others must agree, I have sold over 200 of those adapters to Stylus > owners that were tired of the whips. > > Jim Thomas (Stylus Adapter Boy) > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
