Antenna distance

[ftxfrenzy8]

Hi guys on my nitro buggy that I've had for a while when I use it I dont seem to be able to go far without it run away at full throttle the furthest I can get is about 20-25 metres and i don't think that's far enough as you see a lot of other peoples buggies on YouTube about 50 metres away maybe more is there any way I can improve the range/distance of the transmitter or antenna on the car. If you could please give me some advice on how I can fix or improve this. Thanks help would be much appreciated thanks.

[J.K]

What's your radio gear? Assuming the both TX & RX batteries are fully charged?

[ftxfrenzy8]

It's only the stock transmitter and receiver I got with the buggy both fully charged batteries in each

[jordanp]

i thinkn the best course of action is to upgrade your tx rx

[behappy2755]

Ghz or Mhz??

[ajlovering]

First things first. Set the failsafe so the throttle goes to idle and the brake is applied when the radio goes out of range.

 

Cheers

[ftxfrenzy8]

Ok guys thanks for the advice will do all of these things

[evssv]

First things first. Set the failsafe so the throttle goes to idle and the brake is applied when the radio goes out of range.

Cheers

thats assuming its got fs on it.....

[ftxfrenzy8]

Yeah it has

[Anthoop]

If your guesstimate of 20-25m range is right...then I would think something is wrong.

I have radio sets from the 1980s with more range than that.

 

Failsafe as already mentioned is important to be set and personally I check it everytime before starting the engine- turn Tx on, then Rx and when you turn Tx off the failsafe should operate.

 

A simple way to check range is to turn Tx and Rx on...then walk away from the vehicle whilst operating the steering....when the steering stops working that is your range...(if you get far enough away that you can no longer see if the wheels are turning then you either have good range or need an eye check ).

 

Many things can cause the range to be lower than it should/could be, I will list some things... (and note I only know FM/AM sets but most things will apply to all).

Low battery levels at either end.

Damaged (or not fully extended) aerials at either end.

Built up areas (trees/buildings/car/etc.).

Corroded or "dodgy" battery connections or on/off switch.

Interference and vibration (this cover a whole host of WTH things that can happen).

Finally faulty Tx or Rx.