Whip antennas

[Louisbaby]

Hey guys, I remember reading a how to guild on building your own whip antenna once before, an I even though I saved the link, but I didn't. Does anyone recall a guild like this? I remember the guy sprayed it black afterwards, and used a ball link for the base of the antenna, but that's it. He also had a clip on YouTube on how it actually whipped back and forth as he was driving.

Please help me if you can...


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[RiceBurner]

Mines a piece of solid brass on a pen spring srinkwrapped, guy at the club uses guitar strings, and seen one on here that was an antenna tube. Hope helps.

 

[Honchoforever1]

I think this is what you are looking for http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/scale-accessories/424433-diy-scale-firestick-style-cb-antenna.html"thumbsup"

 

[Drail]

i do this"thumbsup" Drail
take the spring out of the inner lip of the seal. you will see a indent whare the ring is joined snip it. stuff it and a eyelet heat it up and paint.:mrgreen:

 

[drunkyoda]

wow that looks amazing how in the world did you come up with the idea for an oil seal spring!?!?

 

[Drail]

been a wrench 22+ years. i pulled a axle seal one day and the spring had failed. i messed with it a bit and it worked just like a antenna..and the size looked scale to me...wala"thumbsup"

 

[drywallguy]

Not having a dead seal or a Drail post to refer to I used this.Reign RC scale CB Antenna! (SIDE MOUNT) It looks like hardware wire. Pretty stiff but has an awesome whip to it. Could be made for about $6 cheaper.

 

[Koldham]

If anybody wants a seal spring let me know. I have an almost unlimited supply and in almost any length you need

 

[fr8cture]

Not having a dead seal or a Drail post to refer to I used this.Reign RC scale CB Antenna! (SIDE MOUNT) It looks like hardware wire. Pretty stiff but has an awesome whip to it. Could be made for about $6 cheaper.

It's not stiff. Pretty flimsy. I just got one.

 

[TheTrueKyo]

That is a pretty awesome idea using a seal spring like that.

 

[Hotrodvw]

Wiring eylet, ss cable and some shrink tubing.... Easy!

 

[gottorque]

I use guitar strings for my antennas. About 5 or 6 bucks for a full pack of them and the smaller sizes whip very realistically.

To mount them, cut desired length but make sure the end loop is on your section of guitar string. You will need it. To mount on a horizontal plane, like the roof, make one hole just large enough for the string to fit through. Additionally, you will need to remove the small brass fitting at the end ( use a pair of pliars and just break it apart.) Again take your needle nose pliars and bend the loop, right at the base of the round part. Now when you insert your antenna all the way through the first hole, that loop will sit flat on the horizontal surface. Mark where that loop is and make an M3 sized hole. Finally take a short M3 button head and insert it through the horizontal surface, through the loop and secure with a lock nut.

Then to clean it up, add a bit of small diameter shrink tube at the base of the whip