On Sat, 25 Jan 2003, Don Stackhouse @ DJ Aerotech wrote: >Let's assume we have a small airplane such as a Mosquito class sailplane or >an indoor model. We know that ideally we should have a 39" antenna, all >straight-out, but there physically isn't room for it on a model this size. >For a variety of reasons, even the option of dangling the excess aft from >the tail isn't a viable option. Even finding room for an 18.5" antenna may >be difficult or impossible on some of these.
This is exactly the crux of my original question, Mosquitos and all. >For cases where even this is too big, what about using one of those little >tuned-coil antennas in one wing as an antenna, and another pointed the >opposite direction in the other wing as a ground plane? Do those things work? They make me nervous. >Inquiring minds (belonging to folks who build R/C models with less than a >one foot wingspan in some cases) would like to know! You bet we would. -J RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
