Spektrum mr200

[Mike whiting]

I am going to be switching to the spektrum mr200 Going to be put into my motley crew. Wanted to know does one of the antenna need to stick up out of the boat because the mc doesnt have a hole for a antenna to go through I was maybe thinking I could just run each antenna down each side of motor compartment inside. Would that still give me good range and response

[Vinnie909]

i have mine inside the haul of my EKOS and i have zero issues and i drive it out far, so u wont have any issues! + the antenna coming outta the spektrum reciever is abot 2 inches long and it wouldnt fit out side the haul even if i wanted it to!!

[kookie_guy]

+ the antenna coming outta the spektrum reciever is abot 2 inches long and it wouldnt fit out side the haul even if i wanted it to!!

You know what this comment tells me? That you have no idea what you are talking about, and that you've clearly never seen a spektrum MR200 receiver. There are 2 antenna leads on them, both are pretty long, one is longer than the other. The longer one SHOULD stick out of the hull, the shorter one can be placed inside.

[Vinnie909]

My bad i figured it was the same as all 4 or my spektrum receiver's i have, i didnt know some were driff. (antenna wise)

[kookie_guy]

all i read was Spektrum my bad i figured it was the same as all 4 or my spektrum receiver's i have, i didnt know some were driff. what does the MR200 do thats driff?

both spektrum marine receivers (MR200 and MR3000) have 2 antennas. It's basically signal redundancy. The signal switches between both antennas, so there's a much lower chance of a signal loss.

[Flying Scotsman]

I have the MR200's and I leave the long wire outside the top of the hull in a simple antenna plastic tube with O ring protection for the exit nut connection.

Douggie

[Vinnie909]

o i see, and they are waterproof? or just water resistant?

[Flying Scotsman]

Nothing is waterproof after a high speed crash but this works for me under normal FE boating conditions.

Douggie

[kookie_guy]

o i see, and they are waterproof? or just water resistant?

As Douggie said, nothing is truly waterproof, but they are much better than other spektrum receivers. Plus the MR3000 has dual taps for throttle, so you can skip using a Y connector for a dual setup.

[Vinnie909]

ya i was looking at that on there site, i might end up getting one for my EKOS

[Mike whiting]

So do you think I can run it without sticking the antenna up through top of the boat and it work just as good or close

[kookie_guy]

You should be ok. Just set your failsafes all at neutral, so if you do get a signal loss, at least the boat wont take off on you.

[Mike whiting]

Good enough for thanks

[indrumbum]

Nothing is waterproof after a high speed crash but this works for me under normal FE boating conditions.

Douggie

I can verify that it is not waterproof, I have a new one on order after flipping my boat two weeks ago. Expensive lesson learned, using hockey tape on hatch from now on!!!

[Browning]

I have used the 3000's and the 200's and have had much beter luck with the 200's. Spektrum as of late has had quite a few failures on the lattest batch of 3000's, so good choice with the 200. As mentioned before, they are NOT waterproof and I put mine inside condoms in the boat to keep them dry in case of flip. Non lubrictaed condoms seem to work best....lol

[jamespl]

I can verify that it is not waterproof, I have a new one on order after flipping my boat two weeks ago. Expensive lesson learned, using hockey tape on hatch from now on!!!

isnt hatch tape a must on all runs? I use it every time, even if im just testing.

[wppracing]

I use both the MR200 and MR3000 Marine Receivers in my Apparition, Miss Geico and Blackjack 26. I put the receivers inside a small ballon and zip tie it shut around the wires.

[Boaterguy]

I use both the MR200 and MR3000 Marine Receivers in my Apparition, Miss Geico and Blackjack 26. I put the receivers inside a small ballon and zip tie it shut around the wires.

Best way to do it, simple, cheap, and easy. Make sure you use small zip ties, two or more if possible. I have had water get in once when using bigger ties because they just didn't loop around tight enough.

[Steven Vaccaro]

I have used the 3000's and the 200's and have had much beter luck with the 200's. Spektrum as of late has had quite a few failures on the lattest batch of 3000's, so good choice with the 200. As mentioned before, they are NOT waterproof and I put mine inside condoms in the boat to keep them dry in case of flip. Non lubrictaed condoms seem to work best....lol

Is this issue documented somewhere? I sell and use a ton of mr3000's and this is the first I've heard of this.

[Steven Vaccaro]

Back on topic, my son runs a mr3000 in his motley with oth ant wires inside with zero issues.