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Aerials and the replacement thereof
« on: July 29, 2011, 03:40:51 pm »
Anyone know where I can source replacement antennas for Futaba Attack transmitters?

The kids have these and are forever bending the damm things :( or can you buy a rubber duckie type one (like the old hand held cb radios)
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Re: Aerials and the replacement thereof
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2011, 04:00:40 pm »
Perhaps you could use non telescoping aerials e.g. a length of brass rod of the same length as the telescoping aerial? Easy to replace and/or straighten out, and they could be stored in a cardboard tube if made so they can unscrew from the transmitter (recycle the threaded bush from the knackered aerials and solder on to the replacements).
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Re: Aerials and the replacement thereof
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2011, 04:43:09 pm »
http://www.kcb.co.uk/shop2/index1.html

A selection of 27MHz Rubber ducks here
If you are on 27Mhz these will do the job
as long as you don't want extreme range


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Re: Aerials and the replacement thereof
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2011, 04:52:00 pm »
I have a some spare aerials if you want them. Various thicknesses and lengths. Let me know.   :-))  :-))
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Re: Aerials and the replacement thereof
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2011, 06:28:50 pm »
thanks for the links chaps and the kid offer.... I would prefer to get the rubber ducks.... rangewise they dont go far so I dont think a slightly reduced range would be an issue.  I plan to upgrade them all to 2.4Ghz eventually
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Re: Aerials and the replacement thereof
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2011, 06:31:32 pm »
Wouldn't it be make economic sense just to go straight for 2.4ghz, bearing in mind their cost?
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Re: Aerials and the replacement thereof
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2011, 10:01:17 pm »
yes I realised that after I looked further into it... Another order to Hobbyking lol

decided to go for these ones as extra receivers are not to pricy
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__16199__HK_GT3B_AFHDS_2_4ghz_3_Channel_Radio_System_.html
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Re: Aerials and the replacement thereof
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2011, 07:55:04 am »
try www.giantcod.co.uk, they do 2.4ghz

i bought a radiolink transmitter (at the time for £20 - £25 including receiver) and replacement receivers are £9 so i get mine from there, good thing about them is i have 5 receivers bonded to the same transmitter
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Re: Aerials and the replacement thereof
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2011, 08:58:01 am »

There are reviews of the most popular cheap 2.4Ghz radios on Mayhem here:


http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=25779.0

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=27616.0


Of these, the Planet is probably the smarter looking and better finished, but the Radiolink is pretty unbeatable for price at £25 for a Tx/Rx combo. And both are available in the UK.
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