Is it ok to have the antenna like this? (pic)

[IDrinkNitroFuel]

Having this under the body and close to two servos isnt going to affect radio range create glitching problems will it?

http://www.wzrd.com/~jroth/ant1.JPG
Sorry about the image size, the batteries in the camer were dying and i had to pound out a pic as soon as i could! http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif Thanks guys.

[tc3guy]

It will drasticaly reduce its range because the antenna works better when its straight and away from any metals. I did the same thing with my TC3 to see how it would look and the range was decreased by quite alot. I did have an AM radio then, but now I've got an FM radio so I dont know how much FM's are affected. I dont suggest using the antenna that way even though it may look neat it makes a huge difference with the antenna that way. Try it out and see how it works.

[pp13b]

if its a FM radio,it will still reduce the control distance by a lot, but try it with the car turned of to see how many paces u can get from the car before the servo`s/reciver stops working,then come in 3 or 4 paces to be safe..

[IDrinkNitroFuel]

Thanks for the help guys. I have an AM radio, so i figuered id play it safe and sacrifice a little style. I mounted my reciever under the radio tray like it should, and installed that great looking pink antenna tube. http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif This thing is gonna be carzy fast (or so im told) and i dont wanna hurt anyone because of the radio cutting out.

[groy]

Hey I just wanted to know how's that OB4 of your's? How's it handle,speed,etc. give me the detail's. Also how long have you had it.

[groy]

Oh yeah I forgot to ask how's the 2 speed transmission in that.