<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Wayne' interference was dramatic on the ground, mine was very subtle...one PCM hold per 3-4 flights. Not alot of testing done here. Kinda hard to say "lets do<b> this</b> to see if we get interfernece in the air-crunch....well don't do that anymore".<br>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>"Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan@goodsonacura.com></b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">I am using Futaba and Gray uses Airtronics.<br>
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Maybe its this government grade high purity c.f. stuff my plane is made of.<br>
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WG<br>
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----- Original Message ----- <br>
From: "Brian Young" <b4598070@yahoo.com><br>
To: <discussion@nsrca.org><br>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 10:37 AM<br>
Subject: Re: receiver antenna placement<br>
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> You guys Running JR or Futaba?<br>
> <br>
> Maybe thats the answer.............<br>
> <br>
> --- Wayne Galligan <wgalligan@goodsonacura.com> wrote:<br>
> > I too have an outty. My last ship had wire<br>
> > pull/pull everything in a c.f. fuse and I had<br>
> > nothing but glitching when the antenna was close to<br>
> > the fuse. Had to run the antenna out to the wing<br>
> > tip. Next fuse same type airplane I used a MK<br>
> > pushrod and no problems. Perhaps the wire pull<br>
> > cables and c.f. combination where suspect. Are<br>
> > there any E.E.'s out there that could explain this<br>
> > phenomenon?<br>
> > <br>
> > Wayne G.<br>
> > ----- Original Message ----- <br>
> > From: Gray E Fowler <br>
> > To: discussion@nsrca.org <br>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 10:07 AM<br>
> > Subject: Re: receiver antenna placement<br>
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> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Vicente <br>
> > <br>
> > I too run my antennas outside as my Aries is 100%<br>
> > carbon fiber. I had in the past on a CF fuse<br>
> > experienced failsafe holds until I ran the antenna<br>
> > outside...Now the question is in my case and<br>
> > yours...at some time that fuse, that pushrod or<br>
> > those pull-pull cables are between you and the<br>
> > antenna...why no failsafe here? <br>
> > <br>
> > Also I have no trust in any Electrical Engineer,<br>
> > convinced that their expertise is nothing but smoke<br>
> > and mirrors designed to fool the mangement types,<br>
> > which is fairly easy to do. Why such an attitude?<br>
> > Because here at the Raytheon Antenna Department<br>
> > where I work , My EE's told me after running<br>
> > calculations that I would not have any interference<br>
> > problems- but I did. Regardless of all the missiles<br>
> > we make that have struck their intended targets, the<br>
> > EE's failed me in their most critical<br>
> > challenge....Can I run my RC antenna at 72 mHz<br>
> > inside my toy plane???? <br>
> > <br>
> > I endure the scoffing at my "outty" antenna to<br>
> > enjoy a much stiffer plane. I am of the opinion<br>
> > that an outty antenna is much more appealing than<br>
> > all those guys that have fuel tubing on the exterior<br>
> > of the plane! That is the true crime! At least all<br>
> > my fuel tubing is hidden...<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Gray Fowler<br>
> > Principal Chemical Engineer<br>
> > Composites Engineering <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > vicenterc@comcast.net <br>
> > Sent by: discussion-request@nsrca.org <br>
> > 02/24/2004 09:49 AM <br>
> > Please respond to discussion <br>
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> > To: discussion@nsrca.org <br>
> > cc: "Del K. Rykert"<br>
> > <drykert@rochester.rr.com>, <discussion@nsrca.org> <br>
> > Subject: Re: receiver antenna<br>
> > placement <br>
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> > <br>
> > <br>
> > I guess that I am not a real pattern pilot. I<br>
> > have to run the antennas outside. I have a Hydeout<br>
> > and a Focus. Both use steel wire for rudder and<br>
> > elevator. The Focus has a carbon rod for the<br>
> > elevator. In both planes and certain conditions<br>
> > (example: slow roll when the antenna gets behind the<br>
> > steel cables) the radio has been going safe-fail for<br>
> > slit second. The only cure after sending radio and<br>
> > receiver for tuning was to run the antenna outside.<br>
> > <br>
> > After having this experience, I am not confident<br>
> > to run antennas inside my planes. I know that there<br>
> > is a very high percentage of pattern pilots that run<br>
> > the antenna inside. Probably I am doing something<br>
> > wrong in the installation and I haven't been able to<br>
> > figure it out. <br>
> > <br>
> > Vicente Bortone<br>
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