Repair of 2.4 FrSky antennas ?

[CurryKitten]

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



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)

[Coyote]

Yes just expose 30mm of the inner element and they are good to go Wayne

[CurryKitten]

Yes just expose 30mm of the inner element and they are good to go Wayne

Thanks muchly  :)

[FPVSteve]

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.

[CurryKitten]

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