Re: [RCSE] fuselages & radio range, Antenna Stuff

[Larry Taylor]

Simon  It looks like you and I will not agree on how to improve reception of 
a RC receiver that is mounted in a carbon fuselage. I have shown a simple 
and realistic way of solving the problem that others agree on. You and I do 
agree on several items. What I don't see is how you solved the problem. We 
all would like to know of a better way.

Larry Taylor KF6JBG
CD for the Visalia Fall Soaring Festival
2005  Oct 1st & 2nd
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Simon Van Leeuwen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Larry Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "James V. Bacus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <soaring@airage.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] fuselages & radio range, Antenna Stuff


I think you missed Jame's point. He was refering to his real Chevy 
Corvette.

However your reference (I believe) is from a remote control car, where you 
have reduced the length of the OEM antenna. This of course results in loss 
of range. The same thing occurs if you exceeed the resonant frequency 
length.

The results (losses) are not as severe as reducing antenna length, but 
there are losses none-the-less. "Tall" I'll guess refers to the antenna 
standing vertically in a tube. Again, this is actually superior to what we 
do in our aircraft, which is to get the antenna element out of the 
existing GND plane. Make sense now?

Larry Taylor wrote:
How much range did you lose. My son and I try to keep it up and straight 
when we are racing. Thats the last place you won't to lose control. My 
son wanted it shorter also. He drove it up and down the block and when he 
made it shorter he could not go as far as he did before. Now its back to 
being long and tall.
Larry Taylor KF6JBG
CD for the Visalia Fall Soaring Festival
2005  Oct 1st & 2nd
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----- Original Message ----- From: "James V. Bacus" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <soaring@airage.com>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] fuselages & radio range, Antenna Stuff


I cut my antenna down to 8" on my Vette so it looks cool and flows with 
the lines of the car. 8-)

At 01:14 AM 3/26/2005, Larry  Taylor wrote:
Do you change your car radio Antenna lenght when your are listening to 
a FM station and change channel/stations?

Jim
Downers Grove, IL
Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR
AMA 592537    LSF 7560 Level IV   R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net
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