Thread: VEX controller not recieving wireless commands
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Re: VEX controller not recieving wireless commands
Make sure to extend the radio antenna when using the Vex robot, and also make sure that the antenna from your controller is PARALLEL to the antenna on the RC. If you point the antenna directly at the RC, or perpendicular to the antenna, the RC antenna will not receive the transmission (yes, this is a problem that occurs, we've had it happen during testing).

Antenna placement can also affect it. I did notice that when we had our robot with the back facing away from us, we did not transmit as well (the antenna was on the back behind a metal plate, conveyor belt, and a few motors).
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