Not to be a cheap-skate or anything, but having managed to destroy a few of my little FrSky antennas - example here, notice a good one Vs one that got in a argument with a prop
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7583/15797042095_62ee8bdd20_b.jpg)
As it's just the exposed active that counts in these, can I just remove the outer covering of the mangled one to expose 32mm (or so) and it'll work ?
Yes, ultimately I'll just buy some more, but just in case I run low in a hurry (as the cat has taken one out as well)
Yes just expose 30mm of the inner element and they are good to go Wayne
Quote from: Coyote on November 15, 2014, 10:51:14 PM
Yes just expose 30mm of the inner element and they are good to go Wayne
Thanks muchly :)
That's very interesting - I have a bunch of these that have suffered the same fate .. I always assumed they had to be a certain length.
Quote from: Steve W on November 15, 2014, 11:47:13 PM
That's very interesting - I have a bunch of these that have suffered the same fate .. I always assumed they had to be a certain length.
Well I figured it might be ok, as you can get 40cm ones without the sleeve dipoles - so just the exposed ends are the same. I would guess it's easier to block the signal of course, but you'd obviously want to pick where you'd put one of the shorter antennas