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Title: Antennas
Post by: Tracks on December 04, 2019, 10:51:41 am

What do people use for antennas?

Title: Re: Antennas
Post by: Marcin on December 04, 2019, 03:32:34 pm

I use fibers from a car snow brush. Something like that

(https://2.allegroimg.com/s512/01cab4/eff19449463fb9c559afff706b92/ZESTAW-DO-ODSNIEZANIA-SAMOCHODU-skrobak-szczotka).

Depending on type, they used to have different thicknesses of fibers so I looked for correct one in few markets.

Title: Re: Antennas
Post by: Old Guard on December 04, 2019, 08:17:25 pm

yep I concur with that although I use a cheaper brush. easy to install. Flexible, easy to replace if damaged

Title: Re: Antennas
Post by: ripley on December 04, 2019, 11:31:14 pm

I use some really thin ( 1/2 mm ? ) fiber optic cable  left over from my model train days , on my display models that stay on my shelves . And I use 0.8mm Plastruct plastic rod on my game vehicles . I drill a hole in vehicle and insert antenna , no glue . Mostly they pop out if you snag them , and if they do break , it's easy to fish the piece out and replace . With about 10ft of rod in the Plastruct pack , I've got lots of rod to make more .

Title: Re: Antennas
Post by: Jaeger on December 05, 2019, 09:05:04 am

I got a broom from Menard's, O'cedar?  Plastic bristles like the snow brush above.

Title: Re: Antennas
Post by: Ballardian on December 05, 2019, 05:57:49 pm

 Much like many here I’ve tended to use the bristles from a brush, (in this case, nylon ones from a brush that goes with the household dustpan - my other half is beginning to wonder about it’s increasing baldness).
 As the bristles are quite thin (a reasonable scale approximation) I usually glue them into a small plug of plastic rod, (I cut the rod in half lengthwise & make a small groove for the bristle in it with a triangular rat-tail file) this makes it easier to attach them to the vehicle.

Title: Re: Antennas
Post by: ultravanillasmurf on December 06, 2019, 04:06:34 pm

@Ballardian -neat idea.

Title: Re: Antennas
Post by: CuorDiLeone on December 07, 2019, 06:59:08 am

I use fibers from a broom   :D

(https://i.postimg.cc/YGJKzG5T/15756730755356045426617829038527.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YGJKzG5T)

Title: Re: Antennas
Post by: jamesvalentine on December 15, 2019, 07:22:55 am

Dish cleaning brush.
Hundreds of antenna for 50p

Title: Re: Antennas
Post by: Tracks on December 16, 2019, 09:26:09 am

A long time ago I made antennas from stretch plastic sprue by heating up a section with a candle. I got the idea from from the kit's instructions.

I experimented with several other materials like fishing line, piano wire, and such, but now I just use black synthetic fibers from a broom.

Different brooms have different sizes and quality of fibers. Find and choose the one that is best for your needs.