Virtually "Bulletproof" Antenna Tube for your RC Car

[gog3tass4]

/\m/\ YO man!!!

[tightjeans00]

This guy mumbles too much

[powersfam]

Thanks for the post, that's a very cool idea! I'm going to do this with all my RC's. Maybe no music next time <shrug> kinda made you hard to hear. Thanks again!

[HawgDawg11]

Good idea.. but the Dollar store has 'sticks' for helium balloons that fit Perfect over antena.. 4' long.. Works like a charm

[timbulb]

Cool tip. I'm gonna do it today!

[phillip93]

thanks for this video man.

[Ichu747]

nice man

[squierplayer]

how can i add an antenna to my rc car, i just bought a cheap Corvette car from Wal-Mart and it doesn't even have an external antenna, so the range is like 10 ft. On the box it says the range is 65'/20m but it doesn't go that far. Is it because I am in a building with a lot of other electronics going? I thought maybe a longer antenna would fix it

[crpbmx]

A longer antenna probably will fix it.  Do you have any experience in soldering? It should be fairly easy to solder on a longer antenna. You can use any piece of wire, really.

[squierplayer]

yeah i can solder, thanks for the advice

[crpbmx]

Yea, no problem \m/

[hasm0ney]

Just to give you a heads up tip on antennas. They are made to a certain length and the system is tuned for that length of antenna wire. You shouldn't mess with the length or gauge of the wire. There is a reason for different lengths from different brands.

[timbulb]

@squierplayer Thats what you get for buying an RC from Walmart.

[th3kk]

LOL as soon as i put this on a car went over the top of my car and the antenna tube lived thx 5/5!

[crpbmx]

Haha cool, glad to know it works!

[c6corvettekid13]

or just get 2.4 ghz lol. then its under the body. Good idea though.

[crpbmx]

Funny you say that because I just bought a used DX3 LOL, but I still need the receiver. I think when I get it, I'm still going to have a tube, but the tube is going to be shorter so I don't think I'm going to do this...

[c6corvettekid13]

yea, they are awesome radios. I have the futaba fasst 3pm. It work awesome. No interfierence and i can drive my truck way out of sight lol. But i jsut have an antenna tube and i bend it with a lighter to be under the body. They say some range is lost but i dont really care.

[95666]

cool! good idea. thanks! 5/5

[crpbmx]

Thanks :)