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Hey guys

 

I bought a Lunch Box back in October.  It's been built for a while now but I am getting back to it since the weather here is improving.  One question I have is that antenna that came with the receiver is really short.  Maybe only 6 inches.  Will only go up the antenna tube just a few inches.

 

Any thoughts?

 

thanks!

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What receiver is installed in the car? If it is a 2.4ghz receiver than that is normal, but I need some more details to be able to help you. 

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Cut the tube down. That's what I did for my Midnight Pumpkin.

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I never got round to asking this myself but always wondered whether a 2.4ghz suystem needed a line of site to the aerial. On some of my receivers its so short you cant get it outside of the body shell. Ive been a bit dubious on those on case it afffects the range or may cause issues? Does it matter thats its completely inside the shell?

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My FAV and Midnight Pumpkin are the only 2 cars with 2.4ghz that have the antenna outside the body. I haven't had issues with any of them. My short course truck has a PC chassis cover and the body and it is the car that I have driven the furthest away because it is easier to see than the smaller 1/10 buggies.

That's just my experience. It could be different for others.

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The actual antennes is the inch long bit at the end of the wire, it doesn't have to be outside of the car. I have mine inside the body just under the roof, in case you roll the car nothing gets damaged.

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