Hi Mark and all,
I have used a "rubber ducky" for many years of thermal soaring, to the limit
of my eyesight, and have had no trouble. I fly a Muller 2V, an Esprit and a
cobra and if there was the slightest doubt about the range I wouldn't risk
the model!
The advantages are, the Tx is better ballanced, You don't poke peoples eyes
out, you can't short out the battery terminals when fiddling with the winch
and you don't dig it into the ground.
The one I use can be screwed in to the Tx, directly after removing the
manufacturers one. There are no modifications needed.
I am using a JR 3810 digital trims Tx (8103 in US )
It is supplied by Canterbury Sailplanes. Have a look at their web site at
the end of this message.
Regards,
John Ensoll.
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LSF 1383 Level II
Builder, Flier, Flyfisherman, in retirement.
http://www.canterburysailplanes.co.nz
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Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 1:41 PM
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Subject: [RCSE] Model Airplane News article re: duckies
I hope I'm not beating a dead horse here but I want, never mind that,
I need a duckie, but now I'm sacred!!
Following what Gordie told us all about the fabulous antenna article
in MAN, I was anxious to get a hold of the latest issue to find out
what light Don Edberg would/could shed on the whole subject of
flexible duckie antennae (antennas?). Well, knowng Don's affiliation
with Futaba and being an 8U user myself, I was pretty diappointed
and discouraged to see that he seems to have no confidence in them
whatsoever even though he appears to advocate (in the arcticle anyway)
the soldering of receiver antennae all to heck!!
In the article they even showed a couple of photos of a guy with a
bent antenna on his receiver like it's funny or something (OK, I admit
it, it IS funny, but only when it's on someone else's TX!).
So my question to the group is: Can anyone out there in RCSE-land give
us all some feedback on their experiences using a duckie for far
ranging thermal soaring? If so, what brand is it, what brand is your
TX, where'd you get it, and what results are you getting? Are duckies
reliable, or should they only be trusted for relatively in-close HLG
and slope flying?
I mean, it's 2001, we can make reliable tiny little micro 8 ch
receivers! We have quite small 3000 mAh NiMh batteries! We have killer
torque metal geared micro servos! Why is it that we can't make a nice
short flexible antenna that's either supplied OEM or is at least
approved by the manufacturers as an aftermarket part? No FCC tirades
please, we don't ALL live in the USA. ;-)
TIA
Mark Gervais
Montreal, Canada
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