I had a transmitter antenna problem last year. My Futaba 8 U has a Smiley Rubber Ducky antenna. This attaches by means of a spring loaded bayonet mount. Due to the design the spring loading allows the mating pin to flex back and fourth a bit. After years of use I found the pin had broken off and that I had been flying with the antenna connection just barely touching. I think that is what caused the crash of my Organic at last years Nats.
So I bought a new Rubber Ducky antenna assuming I would get a few more years of use before it failed. I was wrong. I just checked it and found it had failed the same way. After only a few months of use. Probably due to all the HL flying I've been doing which causes a lot of flexing of the spring loaded mount back and fourth during the launching process with it's attendant mating pin flexing. Glad I caught it during a shop check. Robert Samuels .......... St. Louis _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join
