base loaded antenna

[roy voss]

i recently purchased a 14mz, i have used base loaded antennas on all of my machines with the 149rxs with zero problems, has anybody used baseloaded antennas with the g3 receivers. any help would be great full.

roy

[RCfan]

Personally I haven't, but I know a few folks that have Deans on G3's and haven't complained of any problems.

[flyinfool]

The stock antenna on a G3 RX is almost (not quite) as short as the older RX with a base loaded antenna.
The G3 antenna is just over a foot shorter than what is on my older 1024 RX, If you put a base loaded on there, it will be electrically a foot to long.
I was thinking about replacing a portion of my antenna with an equal length piece of music wire as a whip antenna.

[Gary O]

I've done 2 of the G3 recvrs. One with the Revolution and one with the Deans. I haven't had any problems with mine. I cut them 4" from the case like the instructions with the antenna.

[flyinfool]

Here is a very good article on receiver antennas and the effects of shoortening, lengthening or adding a whip.

http://www.rc-cam.com/ant_exp.htm

[bob00]

I used Revolution base loaded antennas on all 5 of my G3 Rx's last year - no problems.

- Rob

[Rodney]

I too am thinking of going revolutionized. Now that they have been out a little while longer. Are the base loaded ant. working well?