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08-29-2007, 03:53 PM
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| Sinking with the ship   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Hey guys I am trying to finish up the clone and one of the major final details that need to be added is an antenna for the CB. I saw that DJ made one for his scout scaler out of music wire, I thought that looked great but I have no idea where to get music wire from and I leave for MOAB next Wednesday so I have limited amount of time if I have to order something :neutral: The next thing I thought of was doing a window mounted antenna. This is how the CB antenna is on my real Tacoma, looks like a cell phone antenna but longer. Now today I saw Janderson's, from Tamiya, high lift and he had a hummer antenna. It looks like the perfect scale antenna but I tried looking on tower and couldnt find one :( . Does anyone know a part #? If I go with an antenna like the hummer one, where should I mount it? Off of the rear bumper? I need some suggestions, lemme know guys  -Mike |
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08-29-2007, 03:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell.
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Try at a music store. Maybe like a guitar string or something. Not sure what a Hammer antena is though.? I say mount it on a rear corner panel or on top of the bumper. |
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08-29-2007, 04:01 PM
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| Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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 Definitely looking for a whip style antennahttp://www.tamiyausa.com/articles/fe...article-id=325 | |
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08-29-2007, 04:04 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando
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Try piano wire Mike.
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08-29-2007, 04:05 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell.
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 mis read..If you can pick up a guitar string or somthing from the music store just wrap it around a bolt real tight. Maybe a little heat if need be.?? that is where I would start anyway. I would even try like micheals craft or a craft store to see what they have available. | |
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08-29-2007, 04:12 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Charlotte
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I bought a Deans Slimline antenna and it looks like a white fiberglass CB antenna, including a mount. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKX49&P=7 There are other manufacturers that make similar antennas. I bet your LHS will have them if they sell boats and planes. |
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08-29-2007, 04:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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X2 on the Deans, their good looking.
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08-29-2007, 04:26 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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Although, it seems to be out of stock or unavailable at alot of places. Ultimate has them though. http://www.ultimatehobbies.com/istar...d=WSD1106!1001 |
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08-29-2007, 04:27 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: dallas, Oregon
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| http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...3&I=LXK821&P=K i dont think this is like any of the other ones. just read Temporarily Unavailable sorry :( |
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08-29-2007, 04:33 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South
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when I was building JACK UP , I used a 1/18 Nylint Antenna for a whip .   |
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08-29-2007, 04:45 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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deans makes one for boats, white, screws down just like the real thing, I have 4 of them. I got them from rbgerrish at tammies.   Last edited by Unimoger; 08-29-2007 at 04:47 PM. |
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08-29-2007, 04:54 PM
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| Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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I actually have a Deans one in the basement, I guess I might just use that. -Mike |
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08-29-2007, 04:57 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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I've got two of the Hummer antennae's (Tamiya part number 5365001) but I won't sell em. If you get the Deans antennae it will look real good too. | |
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08-29-2007, 05:03 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Campbell, CA 4 hrs 2Rubicon !
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Wow Nice CraWler Where's the tranny ? |
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08-29-2007, 05:13 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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08-29-2007, 05:16 PM
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08-29-2007, 06:54 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: land of make believe
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i used the antenna for a Mugen 1/8th scale buggy...actually just the bottom....its like a spring that bells out at the bottom... i slid a piece of carbon fiber tube into it....the whip action is very nice...its hanging off of the receiver box in the pic.
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08-30-2007, 07:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Viva Your Mom!!
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cloths hanger!
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08-30-2007, 07:52 PM
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