Heng long transmitter ANTENNA upgrade help

[TwoThumbs]

What are you talking about? What is hinky about my question? I just finished discussing the same thing over chat with Stanley from RC Tank Legion.

There's nothing confusing about what I've asked, nefarious, or hinky.

I'm playing with remote control tanks with my 10 year old nephew.

I was under the impression this community existed to help members share, learn, and enjoy the hobby.

You've chosen to respond using a phrasing that is intentionally selected a characterize my question as having a arterial motives or false intent.

Can point out to me exactly what you think is "hinky" about my question?

[Rubicon99]

Your new to this forum and your question is a little hinky. I have been in this hobby a long time and never heard anyone ask such a thing. I would cation that no one answer the OPs question.

[TwoThumbs]

Trees, fences, house, that sort of thing

[Rubicon99]

I'm hoping to put on an antenna that will help me get better signal penetration through obstructions.

I'm getting an easy 100 to 150 ft so long as the view is unobstructed and clear.

What kind of “obstructions”?

[TwoThumbs]

I'm hoping to put on an antenna that will help me get better signal penetration through obstructions.

I'm getting an easy 100 to 150 ft so long as the view is unobstructed and clear.

[Rubicon99]

this is the next step in my project for building two remote control tanks with fpv view and airsoft so that my nephew and I can battle each other.

I am trying to upgrade the antenna in my heng long tank. It uses the 6.0 system.

I opened up the transmitter only to find, very much my surprise, that the only antenna was about a 2-inch wire soldered to the board and pointing forward. I had assumed that maybe there was at least a dipole antenna that extended into the black antenna nub that comes off the front of the controller but that is not the case.

I'm very new to all of this stuff, so I'm hoping someone can steer me in the right direction.

I had intended to purchase a dipole or other antenna kit that comes with the cable, connector, etc. However, finding that the existing antenna is just a wire soldered to the board I'm unsure how to upgrade this. Is it reasonable to plan to simply solder the wire that is on the board to the antenna wire that comes with the kit?

I've done some Google searching and I find conflicting answers regarding what that will do to transmission and reception.

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated

Way do you need to upgrade the antenna? The range of a 6.0 system is up to 150ft easily and as far as 300 with good batteries.

Yes it can be done but the need for it?

[TwoThumbs]

Ok, thank you.

[SoCalBobS]

Don't know about HL's antenna, but r/c aircraft antenna wires are coax cable. I learned this when one broke off in a telemetry data module. I'd make sure it isn't on our tanks.

oops, clarification: I'm talking about 2.4ghz systems. The old aircraft, and the old HL 27mhz antenna wires were single conductor.

[TwoThumbs]

this is the next step in my project for building two remote control tanks with fpv view and airsoft so that my nephew and I can battle each other.

I am trying to upgrade the antenna in my heng long tank. It uses the 6.0 system.

I opened up the transmitter only to find, very much my surprise, that the only antenna was about a 2-inch wire soldered to the board and pointing forward. I had assumed that maybe there was at least a dipole antenna that extended into the black antenna nub that comes off the front of the controller but that is not the case.

I'm very new to all of this stuff, so I'm hoping someone can steer me in the right direction.

I had intended to purchase a dipole or other antenna kit that comes with the cable, connector, etc. However, finding that the existing antenna is just a wire soldered to the board I'm unsure how to upgrade this. Is it reasonable to plan to simply solder the wire that is on the board to the antenna wire that comes with the kit?

I've done some Google searching and I find conflicting answers regarding what that will do to transmission and reception.

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated