Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#34
|
|||
|
|||
"Active8" wrote in message k.net... In article , says... "Paul Burridge" wrote in message ... On 2 Aug 2003 16:24:24 GMT, Allodoxaphobia wrote: You might try a section from a steel tape measure. (Just don't select one of the cheap, Made-In-China plastic/mylar ones. HI!HI!) Additionally, try to mount the antenna in a "well" on the robot. Even a well of 5-10 mm will help out. Not sure about the tape measure suggestion, but mounting in a well is something I'd not considered and am most grateful for the idea of! Thanks... Does it have to be a whip antenna? Why not try a horizontal circular loop? Since you are working line of sight to the robot, the signal loss from going from vertical to horizontal shouldn't matter much unless your transmitter is extremely low power. A loop could be mounted inside a wooden or fiberglas body and be pretty safe from attack. Is there anything in the rules forbidding your installing a jammer transmitter to cause the other bot to lose its command channel? Probobly a poor use of what little electrical capacity the onboard battery holds, but it would be one way of causing the other bot to freeze in place and become like a deer in the headlights. thanks, John. KC5DWD i always thought jamming would be a great weapon, but i bet it's illegal. i'd like to see the rules for some of those competitions. i'd think it would be fun to try sometime. i wan't to smash jay leno's bot. come on. "chinkilla"? who writes his lines? Paul's restricted to two bands, which i think stinks. he's probably not allowed to jam. The band restriction i really don't like since it's a bot competition not a DX contest. I have a friend who competes. I suggested jamming to him; he said it was not allowed. Besides, they're not really robots. All of them are just RC toys. I'll be more impressed when they are autonomous. |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Inverted ground plane antenna: compared with normal GP and low dipole. | Antenna | |||
Why do WiFi basestations use two antennas? | Equipment | |||
FS: Connectors, Antennas, Meters, Mounts, etc. | Antenna | |||
Poor quality low + High TV channels? How much dB in Preamp? | Antenna | |||
Are fractal antennas being used in cellphones? | Antenna |