Skyline Booster Range

[Admin]

Just bought a 57Mhz skyline booster set with 3.0 motor and 2.2 motor.

This obviously comes with the 4 channel controller, and when built, the range was about 2 foot.

This is NO good whatsoever.

Does anyone know how to (drastically) improve this 2 foot range?

I`ve got a 57Mhz NORMAL Scooby, and this had NO crippling capacitor. It`s range is fine. So, i naturally looked inside my new booster controller, and can`t see the “crippling capacitor”.

Why is the range so poor?

Cheers, a very disappointed Manguish…

[Admin]

I had exactly the same problem. I have a Skyline 27Mhz Booster set and the range was about 3ft as standard but after fitting a retractable aerial, I get about 6 feet. Still bloody poor compared to my 15-20ft range of my Leyu and TT OEM Regular bits. Someone posted a 20ft result after an aerial mod but I havent found the details.

[Admin]

Oh. Where`d you get ya retractable aerial from?

Disappointed, cos i`ve a 57mhz scooby (normal one) and it`s class.

[Admin]

I searched all over for a bloody retractable aerial but found nothing suitable…even at Maplins. Ended up buying a really cheapo nasty radio in one of those cheapo nasty shops (sub market quality!!) and whipping off the aerial. Fits nice but it doesnt increase the range that much.

[infinite]

my booster range use to suck too, but i changed the antenna on my remote and i changed the antenna on my car as well. i replaced the car antenna with telephone wire that you run along the wall, cause it has a solid copper core and my antenna on my remote is like 1 1/2ft now. after all the modifiying, i get like 50ft of range now.

[Chewy]

Do you have binoculars to see what your Char-G is doing when it’s 50 feet away? :smiley1:

[infinite]

well i’m estimating it’s about 50ft, cause i was on the third floor of my house and i told my brother to keep going down the house until the car stopped moving, but he was all the way into the basement and it was still going strong.

[Admin]

infinite…what did you replace the booster antenna with?

[infinite]

all i did was go to my local electronics shop and bought a telescopic antenna, the ones you see on radios.

[Admin]

Is there any specs on the exact telescopic anteanna you got ??

Thanks

[infinite]

what kind of specs do you need?? it’s about 1 1/2 ft long it’s about 5mm in width.

[Admin]

can you ewxplain a bit more the wire that you used to replace the antenna on your car?

[Admin]

can you please expand a bit more on the wire that you used to change the ariel on your car??

[infinite]

the antenna i used was just your typical telescopic antenna that you find on am/fm radio’s… i’m sure that you’ll be able to find one at your local electronics store.

[infinite]

[infinite]

[Admin]

Hey infinite

I get what kinda antenna your using for your controller, but youv also cahnged the antenna in your car right ?? Can you tell us a little more about that ?? Greatly appreciated, its a great mod, well done 🙂

[infinite]

i just used a regular telescopic antenna for the remote that i found at my local electronics store.

The wire i used for my car is just regular i think CAT1 wire that you find in the telephone cord that you run along the walls of your house. it’s good cause it has a solid copper core, but it’s a little bit heavier than the standard antenna that you get with your car.

[Admin]

How long is the antenna off the car? it looks massive…

With the booster controller I get only a little under standard range on a normal bit but 2ft tops on bot my boosters. This leads me to believe the problem exists in both the booster and controller, but mainly in the booster…

-dan

[infinite]

well my antenna for my car is no longer than 5inches.. but it’s a little heavier than the regular antenna, so it’s made my car a little prone to flipping..

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