Cables

[shu~fly]

First time posting. I have a phantom 3 standard and just ordered the dbs antenna. I had seen and read on here about some of you using the heavier blue cables. I think some have said they will also help on distance. My question is where to buy them at? Thanks in advance .


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[dirkclod]

Welcome to the forum shu-fly .
I got mine from here SMA male to RP-SMA male both right angle RF lot RG402 Semi Flexible blue Cable

 

[Ohiowoodsman]

Shu-fly don't bother me! lol Yes, the blue ones. That's what what all the cool kids r using

 

[steve21]

What is the benefits of using these cables?


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[Ohiowoodsman]

What is the benefits of using these cables?


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The quick easy answer is signal strength

 

[Procharged97]

You have to be careful with the blue rg402 cables if you plan on taking them off and on..they dont like being bent or twisted. I would suggest using rg-58 instead or some good low loss cable...they arent cheap but well worth it in my opinion.

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[Procharged97]

Oh i would use rg178 for the inside cables as well instead of the thin ones that come with the kit!

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[Ohiowoodsman]

You have to be careful with the blue rg402 cables if you plan on taking them off and on..they dont like being bent or twisted. I would suggest using rg-58 instead or some good low loss cable...they arent cheap but well worth it in my opinion.

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R they easily damaged? There's 1 on mine l had to bend quite a bit having no 90's on hand

 

[dirkclod]

Well if they did I would be out of luck The others are better as Pro said these I just found these when I did my first one .
Also I never remove my panels . The cable's he mentions went in the trash . Don't know why they send such thin ones for inside the TX .

 

[shu~fly]

Ok, thanks!


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[Procharged97]

R they easily damaged? There's 1 on mine l had to bend quite a bit having no 90's on hand

Yea just be easy with em and try to leave them on there instead of on and off.

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[juliandid]

would all 3 antennae cables the same length work ? 8" or 6" with dbs panel

Oh i would use rg178 for the inside cables as well instead of the thin ones that come with the kit!

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would you happen to have a link handy. the ebay site mentioned above does not have those.

 

[Procharged97]

would all 3 antennae cables the same length work ? 8" or 6" with dbs panel


would you happen to have a link handy. the ebay site mentioned above does not have those.

I got mine from aliexpress so it takes awhile but I stock up on them! where are the sma's coming out from the RC? I used 6" with straight RP-SMA Male to right angle SMA Male. Ill look for the links

 

[shanek]

Oh i would use rg178 for the inside cables as well instead of the thin ones that come with the kit!

guys im looking for these rg178 cables for inside my rc but having trouble finding them. does anyone know what the little push on connector is called so i can search.thanks

got it. their U.FL connectors

 

[Ohiowoodsman]

guys im looking for these rg178 cables for inside my rc but having trouble finding them. does anyone know what the little push on connector is called so i can search.thanks

got it. their U.FL connectors

These should be the best of the best
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009UMQ23I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[shanek]

thanks for that woodsman much appreciated your time

 

[Procharged97]

Yep Ohiowoodsman is right...those are what I would use but you only need them 16-18CM long

 

[juliandid]

Thanks for that link to the good cables.
if you to guesstimate the cable length, to go straight from the transceivers (u.fl end) and out the original antennae hole and right into the DBS antennae, (with a 90 degree end ? ) - how long would the cables have to be?
I'm thinking , why am I adding another connection to the mix.
I could put a rubber grommet in the hole at the end of the RC and drill and slice little cable ports through it. The dbs's clearance away from the RC should have enough room to curve the cables into position, no?

 

[LuvMyTJ]

I went with 3 long cables so no junctions to worry about (loss), & no holes drilled in the TX.

 

[dirkclod]

His don't look as good as mine though .
He's looks like ...well lets just say

Just messing Julian . His does look and work good . The less connections you have the less signal you are going to lose .