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carpkid92

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Radio Range Low
« on: October 18, 2008, 07:28:47 pm »
hi guys i a propper noob! just wanted to know if there a way of making the range futher on a electrick rc boat? if so what would i need and how do i do it if there is pictures or a video this would help thanks 


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Bee

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Re: Radio Range Low
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2008, 08:08:52 pm »
Welcome to the forum.
Perhgaps you could give a bit more information about your setup.
Have you any idea about the frequency and type, make of radio, and boat?
Is it a ready to run plastic job?
Are you an angler wanting a bait boat by any chance?

oh, no offence but plz,plz,plz make the title of your post relevant to the subject so that in future it will be found by others with the same problem. This is a particular bugbeare of mine on several forums.
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carpkid92

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Re: Radio Range Low
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2008, 08:20:21 pm »
ye its a jabo bait boat i dont have a clue what make the transmitter is i was going to change it to a futaba radio set
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dougal99

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Re: Radio Range Low
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2008, 08:37:18 pm »
With a standard ie Futaba/Hitec etc TX and RX you should get at least 100yds range on the surface. Keeping the TX aerial vertical and as much RX aerial vertical as possible will give the best results.

What sort of range are you currently getting?

Doug
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carpkid92

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Re: Radio Range Low
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2008, 08:48:55 pm »
about 80 meters but would like close to 200-300 meters
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dougal99

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Re: Radio Range Low
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2008, 09:56:12 pm »
I have no experience of operating over 100 or so metres as I couldn't see the boat clearly enough beyond that! However, vertical aerials will give the best results.

Doug
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carpkid92

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Re: Radio Range Low
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2008, 10:04:17 pm »
couldf you tell me how to install a futaba radio set somthing like this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200174024167&cguid=d3b8a89111c0a0aad4d1fac1ff928b3b

and are thay any gd
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