Hm. I kept hearing that was only on the Spectrum and Futaba radios. I'm hoping it is just plug and play, but every video I have seen is a time lapse or sped up and there is some sort of splice on the wire from the booster and is soldered to the antenna port on the chip with the radio link.Open up the transmitter. The antenna should be connected to the board via an IPEX connector that looks like this:
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Gently pry it off with a jeweler's screwdriver and connect the other end of this wire in its place:
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It shouldn't require any soldering. Hope this helps
I believe that’s from one of the videos i saw. Def part of the reason i came here to ask. I’m suprised he didn’t melt the board tbh lol. I’m prob just gonna open it up and see.That’s what I’ve seen in videos also on the radio links this looks like a horrible soldering job but there is no connector inside the rc6gs View attachment 221491
I would do it better if I was soldiering it, but this was from the internet sry. If your not handy soldiering you might try to find an electronics repair person that can help
Seeing this photo I can’t believe this guys booster even works
Very true. I’m running a 3s lipping in it now and it seems to be handling 3800ft runs decently. I was more or less doing it to not have to worry about range with possible disturbances and to have more range to grow into as I progress. I wish radio link made it plug and play but unfortunately no dice there.
I couldn’t believe how bad of a soldiering job he posted. I might not of shown it personally
I wouldn’t be too concerned yet.
Damn 5200ft from a stock radio is crazy. Guess I got some time to figure it out indeed.
I wish. That would be too easy lol.lol, wow. My bad then. I was under the misconception that they all connected the antenna in roundabout the same way. And yes...the picture of that soldering job is atrocious
If having range issues, check your Rx and it's installation.
agreed I can’t see my boat when I tested the range with it. It was over 2500’ away on water. so that’s just about a mile of range on the rc6gs and the r7fg receiver with dual antenna actually under the hatch in my tfl pursuit.Just curious why you even need a Range extender for an RC6GS to begin with??
Range issues are usually located at the Rx. And Not because of this Radio.
I run mine with the Dual antenna Radiolink Rx (R7FG/$22.) and my range is spot on. Best in class. Telemetry installed as well . I cannot even see my rig a half mile away. Range tested and all.
How far can you actually see? Plan on driving with Binoculars? FPV goggles??
Why a range extender/booster with the RC6GS?
It’s hard to find roads to even utilize that much space.Just curious why you even need a Range extender for an RC6GS to begin with??
Range issues are usually located at the Rx. And Not because of this Radio.
I run mine with the Dual antenna Radiolink Rx (R7FG/$22.) and my range is spot on. Best in class. Telemetry installed as well . I cannot even see my rig a half mile away. Range tested and all.
How far can you actually see? Plan on driving with Binoculars? FPV goggles??
Why a range extender/booster with the RC6GS?
Not really that’s it needed right now, it was more as a preventive measure if I run at a spot with less range due to interferance. Also nice to have a farther max range as i progress since I wasn’t sure first hand how good the radio link range was. Binoculars would be good though. Maybe I’d actually land a linear throttle pull over a mile with binos lol.Just curious why you even need a Range extender for an RC6GS to begin with??
Range issues are usually located at the Rx. And Not because of this Radio.
I run mine with the Dual antenna Radiolink Rx (R7FG/$22.) and my range is spot on. Best in class. Telemetry installed as well . I cannot even see my rig a half mile away. Range tested and all.
How far can you actually see? Plan on driving with Binoculars? FPV goggles??
Why a range extender/booster with the RC6GS?
I’m pretty fortunate to have the longer road I run on but even when I got to the farthest point of where I start it would cause a second or so delay until I started running a higher voltage antenna.
To my knowledge it was marketed as BYOT (Bring Your Own Telescope).Just curious why you even need a Range extender for an RC6GS to begin with??
Range issues are usually located at the Rx. And Not because of this Radio.
I run mine with the Dual antenna Radiolink Rx (R7FG/$22.) and my range is spot on. Best in class. Telemetry installed as well . I cannot even see my rig a half mile away. Range tested and all.
How far can you actually see? Plan on driving with Binoculars? FPV goggles??
Why a range extender/booster with the RC6GS?
The second antenna laying sideways also helps pick up a better signal.Just curious why you even need a Range extender for an RC6GS to begin with??
Range issues are usually located at the Rx. And Not because of this Radio.
I run mine with the Dual antenna Radiolink Rx (R7FG/$22.) and my range is spot on. Best in class. Telemetry installed as well . I cannot even see my rig a half mile away. Range tested and all.
How far can you actually see? Plan on driving with Binoculars? FPV goggles??
Why a range extender/booster with the RC6GS?
If feasible.
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Same for the RC4GS.
That’s what I’ve seen in videos also on the radio links this looks like a horrible soldering job but there is no connector inside the rc6gs View attachment 221491
I would do it better if I was soldiering it, but this was from the internet sry. If your not handy soldiering you might try to find an electronics repair person that can help
Seeing this photo I can’t believe this guys booster even works
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