OK. Stupid question. But you don't have to keep your antenna on the truck pointing straight up, right? I was thinking about laying it down and routing it through the rear of the truck. Would it still work and get good range?
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The best position for distance is up and down.
When we race on a small track we hide the antenna.
The best way is to use a rectangle of lexon and make small grooves on the long outside edges and wrap the antenna around it leaving several MM between the wraps so the antenna wire doesn't touch itself.
You mount the short end of the lexon somewhere in the rc so it is secure and so it doesn't bounce around and touch anything metal.
I have seen some pretty cool mounting options. Be creative and remember your distance will be reduced.
When we race on a small track we hide the antenna.
The best way is to use a rectangle of lexon and make small grooves on the long outside edges and wrap the antenna around it leaving several MM between the wraps so the antenna wire doesn't touch itself.
You mount the short end of the lexon somewhere in the rc so it is secure and so it doesn't bounce around and touch anything metal.
I have seen some pretty cool mounting options. Be creative and remember your distance will be reduced.
Great example on Xs website, go to page 17 and look at the bottom pic.
http://www.dirtyrc.com/dirty_pix/dirty_boys/feb01bash/febo1bashpg17.htm
http://www.dirtyrc.com/dirty_pix/dirty_boys/feb01bash/febo1bashpg17.htm
How does he have it mounted to the RX box?