March 16, 2017
Description
Updated: Includes new model for the TBS Unify connector
I always run VTXs with pigtail antennas. I've broken too many VTX units with the antenna mount directly on them. I started by getting pigtails to reduce the force transferred to the VTX. This mount not only helps reduce the force transferred to the VTX by holding the pigtail firmly... It also reduced the force going to the pigtail by having rigid flexibility itself. It also locks in the SMA/RPSMA connector so when you thread your antenna in it doesn't twist your pigtail; which, is a major cause for pigtail failure.
In a crash is not uncommon to have a lot of force transferred to the VTX antenna. If there is nowhere for that force to dissipate it is transferred directly to your VTX unit (After some of it is absorbed in the flexibility of the antenna). This is usually enough to break the VTX at the antenna joint if you are racing. The pigtail helps a great deal, but pigtails have weak points of their own. Pigtails can't be moved too much. Wires inside the pigtail can break if they are bent or twisted. This is very difficult to identify because failures are usually within the insulation of the wires. Limiting the bending will ensure that the wires do not break and locking in the SMA/RPSMA connector will prevent the twisting of the pigtail. This mount does both and it makes it fast to remove a VTX antenna since you won't need another tool to hold the connector as you twist.
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution
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