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I just got a couple of revolution whip antennas for my raps. Where and how do you guys mount yours? Pics anyone?

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brian
10-17-2001 Over year old.
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freestyle
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Location: Redmond WA USA

On my Concept, and probably on your Raptor, there's a bolt going through the brace where it attaches to the chassis. I use a longer bolt and mount the antenna base here, pointing rearward. I zip-tie a short piece of fuel tubing to the rear brace, and stuff the whip into the tube - this keeps the whip from vibrating.

My Bergen and Futura have it mounted similarly - base on the front skid, whip secured by fuel tubing zip-tied to the rear skid.
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Augusto
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Location: San Diego, CA

A couple of weeks ago I crashed my raptor 50 because the antenna tubing flexed under high G and it wrapped around the swashplate and broke the links. I'm switching to wips and I am having trouble finding a place to install them.
Do you have a picture of where you placed it?

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winger
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Location: Indiana

Whip mounting

I use a piece of 90 deg L bracket (part of an old remote glow adapter). and mounted it to the left main frame.

I cut an air hole in the front of the Raptor canopy and let it stick out there.

Visit the gallery and view my Raptor Picture.

Winger
10-17-2001 Over year old.
 
 
z11355
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Location: 10000 is enough time wasted.

On the Revo. antennas, I've used drilled out Dubro control horns to mount it to various parts of the machines.

On the Rap, I used a Deans and Goop'd it to the little 1" square in front
of the pitch arm and bent it foward and down. Or you can drill a small
hole in the landing gear or somewhere and mount the horn there.
I had one right in the middle top by the glow plug and the Revo
antenna was was sticking out like a pitot tube in a small hole in
the canopy. Ultimately, I removed the Revo and used the Deans
instead because the Revo was not workig well in that location.
Generally though, I prefer the Revo and try to use it vs. the Deans.
It's one of those 'experiment' things.


On the Freya, I used a Revo. antenna and enlarged the holes in
the landing gear slightly and slide the antenna through, then used
a piece of fuel tubing over the end and a SHCS through the other skid
to fix the tip. When I changed to Tuff Struts, I simply used two small
plastic wire ties in an X pattern on the front skid and put the antenna
tube through the X. This doesn't support the tip however. I'd
recommend getting some really small spiral wrap or so and protecting
the wire and also clean and tape over the connector pin.
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