Ah, sorry - I just noticed Casey suggesting sealing it -- thats the bit I dont understand - the bulk head has to be removable? or is it glued to the sled, in which case the antenna doesn't need to "separate"
W On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 9:19 PM, Winton Davies <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks! > > So no glue needed? I thought one needed to seal the tube against the > gases? > > W > > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 9:12 PM, Bdale Garbee <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Winton Davies <[email protected]> writes: >> >> > I was hoping to get the TM into a 2.6" diam x 5" long AV bay (the Madcow >> > one) - however my forward and rear payloads are already pretty crowded >> with >> > linen, and I'd rather not have a dangling wire in there that could be >> > ripped off. >> >> Running the antenna wire through a small hole in the bulkhead and just >> letting it lay against the side of the bay works pretty well in >> practice. A useful trick is to use a drinking straw to hold the antenna >> wire straight while you stuff in the laundry, then pull the straw out. >> >> > So - How much signal loss if that wire is just curved to fit the AV >> > bay ? >> >> It's not great. You can easily ground test this, though, since altosui >> will show you the received signal strength for each packet received. >> >> Bdale >> > >
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