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Unread 25-01-2007, 08:00
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Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
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Re: Radio mounting position

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Originally Posted by RyanN View Post
We were going to mount it upside down under the chassis and route the antenna through our electrical board so it still points up. We wouldn't be having the problem of placing the radio someplace this year, except the radios are more than twice as big as the old ones. Does anyone know the reason behind this? I have not seen any improvements or advantages that this monster has other than its easy to find .
Ryan,
That still places a lot of material in close proximity to the antenna which will detune it. Placing a critical component under the chassis still subjects it to the odd chance that it will be damaged when you roll over a part dropped by another robot. Protection is still a top priority of devices that will shut down the entire robot.
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