antennas

[britscoot]

After checking out a lot of pictures on this site,i've noticed quite a few boats without antenna tubes.

How are you guys running antennas?

Cheers

Ian

[Diesel6401]

After checking out a lot of pictures on this site,i've noticed quite a few boats without antenna tubes.

How are you guys running antennas?

Cheers

Ian

With the new 2.4ghz radios some systems antenna's are not used. i.e the tactic/tower systems don't have an antenna on the rx. Check it out http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWJN2&P=7. Very cost effecitive nice simple radio and no antenna. I use the tatic radio and just just buy extra rx's but I also do have a dx3s which rx's do require an antenna to run out the hull. I like the fact the tactic has no antenna but i like all the bells and whistles the dx3s has, just wish spektrum had a no antenna rx.

[britscoot]

Thanks for the reply!

i have the spektrum marine rx also and hate the fact i have to run 2 antennas!
Guess i've gotta drill a hole in my new hull......boo!

cheers

Ian

[Diesel6401]

Thanks for the reply!

i have the spektrum marine rx also and hate the fact i have to run 2 antennas!
Guess i've gotta drill a hole in my new hull......boo!

cheers

Ian

I assume your refereing to the mr200 rx? What I did with mine was take the longer of the 2 and run it out the hull, neatly rolled the second one up and used a twist tie to keep it from unravling and just tucked it away inside the hull. Only 1 of the 2 need to be outside the hull.

[britscoot]

yeah,only the long one out of the hull.
I run and tape the small one up under the deck.
Wish i had known about the tactic before i bought the spektrum.

oh well

[Diesel6401]

yeah,only the long one out of the hull.
I run and tape the small one up under the deck.
Wish i had known about the tactic before i bought the spektrum.

oh well

Which spektrum do you have? I have the DX3S and it is a far superior radio compared to my Tactic.

[keithbradley]

I run spektrum inside the hull. I put velcro on the underside of my hatch (highest spot of the boat) and I take a small piece of shrink wrap (un-"shrunk") and wrap velcro (opposite kind as what I put on hatch) around it so I end up with a velcro tube. I then run teh antenna through the tube (you can put a dab of glue to hold it if you need) and stick the tube to the underside of the hatch when I put it on. Works for me

[britscoot]

I have the DX3 also.
I like it ,but dont like antenna tubes sticking out of hull....lol

[britscoot]

i like it Keith!!!

Will test it out this weekend.

Thanks

[Diesel6401]

I have the DX3 also.
I like it ,but dont like antenna tubes sticking out of hull....lol

I agree the antenna thing blow. If I by a RTR or China boat that has a slot for the antenna already cut out I use my DX3s, If I buy a clean hull and don't want any antenna I buy another tatic rx. For only $20 it's hard to beat

[Flying Scotsman]

I stewed over this question for about a month ...have a Tactic and a Hitec FM ...desired new radio....purchased a DX3S with marine rx....why?....I love the design thought of two antennas and an rx designed for boat applications.

Douggie

[BHChieftain]

Some things to think about...

2.4ghz and H20 don't mix so well, so getting a 2.4ghz anntenna up out of the hull and away from the water will give you the most range.

Also, if your boat capsizes, and you use a rescue boat to haul out a fishing line, the submerged anntenna tube gives the fishing line something to wrap around...

Chief