FrSky Rx Antenna placement and rules
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:41 pm
Hi, my FrSky set is the first 2.4Ghz Tx/Rx i have ever used. I was wondering bout how to best place the Rx antennas, and how to "fix" them (or get them to point in the desired direction)
I've understood it so that the antennas should be 90 degrees to each other, but how do I achieve this? Especially without reducing performance/range
I have the following ideas:
1. Heatshrink, to make the antennas stiffer and pointing in the correct direction
2. Two pieces of normal antenna tube, shorten it, and fasten it to the airframe somehow, stuffing the antennas in the tubes
3. Two pieces of drinking straws fixed to the airframe somehow, stuffing the antennas in the straws
4. Tape?
5. Tiewrap?
I don't know how much plastic or rubber will affect the reception of the Rx, if plastic is not a problem, i think either the heatshrink or the normal antennatube is the way to go.
This is going in a T-REX 600 with Carbonfiber frame
I've understood it so that the antennas should be 90 degrees to each other, but how do I achieve this? Especially without reducing performance/range
I have the following ideas:
1. Heatshrink, to make the antennas stiffer and pointing in the correct direction
2. Two pieces of normal antenna tube, shorten it, and fasten it to the airframe somehow, stuffing the antennas in the tubes
3. Two pieces of drinking straws fixed to the airframe somehow, stuffing the antennas in the straws
4. Tape?
5. Tiewrap?
I don't know how much plastic or rubber will affect the reception of the Rx, if plastic is not a problem, i think either the heatshrink or the normal antennatube is the way to go.
This is going in a T-REX 600 with Carbonfiber frame