I posted a message several weeks ago about a 2.4 GHz installation in a carbon Pike Perfect. I am continuing my conversions and now have a molded Graphite Electric flying with a JR 9 channel receiver/X9303 combination. The fuselage on the electric is like the pure sailplane version and is made of a carbon/kevlar weave. The main receiver is mounted behind the wing. I added 31 mm (shrink wrapped) to the antenna that is parallel to the long dimension on the receiver and ran it out the bottom of the fuselage (there is a photo in this thread http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=837867). The other antenna exits through the top. I started with 1 remote receiver just inboard of one of the flap servos with the antennas at about 45 degrees to the wing leading edge. With this setup I got 8 frame loses on a 5 minute flight and 90 on a 10 minute flight that was much higher and farther away. There were no holds on either. I was not comfortable with 90 frame losses so I added another remote receiver inboard of the other flap servo. The antennas on this remote were also at 45 degrees to the leading edge of the wing and perpendicular to the antennas on the original remote. In one 13 minute flight that was about as high and far away as the prior 10 minute flight I only had one frame loss. This setup seems very solid.
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