I haven't gone anywhere. I am just not posting as much these days.

The bungee launcher is excellent, but more to carry to the field. If you don't mind the extra stuff, it is certainly the way to go.

Not yet, but it should be considered.

This was a great informative video.

So what have you produced? Nothing? Oh my what a surprise! An internet troll criticizing a patented inventor. Do the World a favor and go play in traffic.

@@CAGreve1231 I'm not trolling at all, you are spreading misinformation and everyone is praising you for it. It takes for someone like me to keep this type of thing in check, I take my radio very seriously, and I worry about the future of it with so many like you on YT. As far as my own production, I am not interested in doing that, and nor should I have to, it is irrelevant. You need a lesson in manners, and if you were a real man, you'd own up to your mistakes and take it on board so things can progress without polluting people's minds with false theory. You could even thank me. But no, you go for the old troll routine and question what I have done in relation to radio. Mate, I've done a lot, including this.

@@CAGreve1231 and what's a patented inventor got to do with it? I don't know what you've invented, and now frankly, I don't care. I hope it's not radio related. I know of a very popular antenna manufacturer with a prevalent yt channel, and he doesn't know about CMC, and he confused antenna resonance with SWR in his videos. Remarkable.

@@arconeagain - Dude, I am a patented inventor. You're an internet troll. Lot's of people like you. Go play on the train tracks.

@@CAGreve1231 that's a very poor attitude you have. Haha, and how many patents are out there? How many being used, sold, achieved? Now tell me what Voltage Standing Wave Ratio really is without googling it. Tell me what we're really measuring here and why. First of all, what are standing waves.? I tried to point you in the right direction. I'm not a ham by the way, CBer here.

I am admittedly not sure how you could verify it without a vector voltmeter, but I suspect the neoprene has something to do with the less than ideal results. I would consider cardboard as a potential solution. Alternatively, try shortening the wires by ~1/2mm. You would be surprised how sensitive this is. You also might want to try and see where the element is located within the antenna to make sure the shell is in the right place.

@@CAGreve1231 I use logmag trace on vna and screw in lhcp antenna to one port and whip to another. I aim to make rhcp antenna so losses must be pretty high comparing to linear polarization before placing the cap. It looks to work as I think because when I change the whip to rhcp or another lhcp antenna it shows the results you expect. Regarding the neoprene, I used it after the foam which should be nearly perfectly rf transparent. Thought the dielectric might be the issue but it isn't so. Thank you for your advice!

@@CAGreve1231 When you say the right place, where is that in relation to the element? I checked my linear antennas and if I place the shell where you do, it would be above the element. On your micro switchblade it appears to be around the balun. I recently bought 2 of your Ions for my goggles and will order antennas for the quads soon. I was just playing around with this as it looked fun.

@@Kevin.L_ - Ideally right over center of the element. I had these rubber duckies specialty made for this so they'd just snap on. However, you can just slide it over to where your element is. Admittedly, you don't need to be perfect. So long as part of the element is covered it will work fine.

@@CAGreve1231 Thanks. I'll give that a go. Would there much difference in performance between a Micro Switchblade and a Minion Pro for use on a quad? Numbers are similar.

These are long gone. They were a commercial failure

Okay thanks. Is there any alternatives?

Correct. EMT (electrical metallic tubing) also know as conduit.

@@CAGreve1231 yes not rigid

Did you remove the flywheel? Might be getting hung up on that.

There also might be a retaining ring on the shaft (most likely scenario).

@@CAGreve1231 The crankcase cover on my unit is opposite side of the flywheel. And the parts diagram doesn't show any retaining rings. Ive ground off some metal from the crankshaft, maybe there's still some burrs hanging up on the main bearing.

That would certainly be better

It doesn't matter whether it is transmitter or receiver. The loss is the same.

@@CAGreve1231 okay! thanks for the reply.

Three reasons: 1. Size - This makes the antenna larger 2. Directionality - Most people prefer an omni-directional antenna to a directional one 3. Simplicity - A single element is much simpler than multiple parts

Blaming equipment for lack of skill is quite common in this hobby. The best tools in the World won't help you if you do not know how to use them.

@@CAGreve1231 lol bro so when i do a split s the signal will improve 😂😂😂 iys a pice of Shit

@@CAGreve1231 ive been in the game for over 6 years i own 16 quads and i tested them on a digital system

@@tommcdonald6371 - Like I said: all the tools in the World won't help if you don't know how to use them. If a Split S maneuver improves your signal then you are doing 2 things wrong: 1. This is a RECEIVER antenna, NOT a transmitter antenna 2. You have it mounted incorrectly. It should be vertical like the video shows. This antenna goes 8 miles on 5.8GHz with a Minion Pro on the transmitter without issue. It has been done many times. Use it correctly and you will have far better results.

Thanks man maybe ill try them again sorry for my ignorance

Not at all. It works with both

You aren't really going to avoid that. If you seal the box to keep in the smoke you will create a bomb. It has to vent. Your best bet is to air out the house as soon as possible.

Humanity seems to be nasty when there is no threat of violence. From some reason the threat of potential violence in a face to face interaction causes people to be much friendlier. On the other hand, this mower is still going strong with no hint of issues. Starts first pull most times. I now have an HD video system on it so I can sit in the air conditioning and cut the grass ;)

They can be the same and frequently they are. Directional antennas are goggles only but the rest can be used as both transmitter and a receiver antenna.

@@CAGreve1231 thanks bro!

Look what I found! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWHOq6h7pd6Br7M This also isn't a fully true test, because the was a vest hole in the one port they lit on fire, but it's promising!!!

I was explaining in layman's terms, not reading from a textbook. Few people understand textbook language, but most understand basic demonstrations.

@@CAGreve1231 but it's not right though, is it? It's a different ratio. What is VSWR, and it's the first thing that comes out of your mouth. Yet all these people are saying, oh, I could never understand SWR and now I do. And, it's the best explanation I've ever seen, and I've had it explained to me by professors. But it's fundamentally wrong, from the outset.

@@CAGreve1231 oh and, I don't think you've read it from a text book. You should give it a try. What's wrong with my definition, the language?