I am about to switch to Futaba FASST for all my boats but am a bit worried about the occasional report of radio problems due to the receiver antenna being masked by carbon fibre hulls or water spray from rooster tails etc.
I am aware that the antenna wire is shielded for most of its length so that in fact only the unshielded bit on the end is actually the antenna.
This exposed portion must be a tuned length, so my question is can this be extended in multiples of this tuned length to provide an antenna that is well clear of the hull and spray ?
Or alternatively can the shielded portion be extended to give a longer total length but still with the original exposed wire on the end ?
Has any experimenting or research been done on this issue ?
Graham.
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