Antenna question

[John Seybold]

When racing at a sanctioned IMPBA race do you have to have the antenna out of the radio box? Are radios still impounded when not racing? If not, when your in the pits can you start your boat to make any adjustments? Sorry, it looks like that turned into more than just an antenna question.

Thanks

Ps. Radio is 2.4

 

[moparbarn]

2.4 radios aren't subject to impound, but do require a yellow band 2" wide ( i think) on the tx antenna. Boat antenna can be inside the radio box. Boats can only be started in the hot pits, not your canopy/trailer/pit. Adjustments can be done most anywhere. Have fun, john!

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

2.4 radios aren't subject to impound, but do require a yellow band 2" wide ( i think) on the tx antenna. Boat antenna can be inside the radio box. Boats can only be started in the hot pits, not your canopy/trailer/pit. Adjustments can be done most anywhere. Have fun, john!

Where are you racing at. I've never seen a yellow band on the Tx. Boats are started under canopys all the time.

 

[Ray Sametz]

2.4 radios aren't subject to impound, but do require a yellow band 2" wide ( i think) on the tx antenna. Boat antenna can be inside the radio box. Boats can only be started in the hot pits, not your canopy/trailer/pit. Adjustments can be done most anywhere. Have fun, john!

Where are you racing at. I've never seen a yellow band on the Tx. Boats are started under canopys all the time.

Oh, boy here we go.

 

[Brandon White]

Are club uses laundry clips with the channel number on it. And once done were suppost to put the clip back. Sometimes if I need to make adjustments I will look to see if clip is being use then put it back. That's for crystals with the new 2.4 don't need to do all that.

 

[Chilli]

The yellow band was a District 12 rule but was done away with last year. Though not required, it's always better to have the antenna outside the radio box. It's probably best to check with the CD on when you can start up in the hot pit when not racing. Out of courtesy for the racers running their heat, I don't like people starting up motors when first going on the clock and during the last 30 seconds of mill.

 

[Robert Pickard]

I do know Namba rules can can start your boat up under canopy at any time with 2.4 and it is up to you where antenna is most of us with 2.4 keep it inside box but as far up as possible

 

[bzubee]

I have never seen a written rule in the IMPBA rulebook of "Not starting an engine under your own EZup!

 

[Chilli]

Are you saying the IMPBA allows start ups under your canopy?

 

[Duck899]

At the Namba nats we were allowed to start up boats if you have a boat stand with a guard in the cold pits, otherwise remove the prop with no guard. No impound for 2.4 radios.

 

[moparbarn]

Are you saying the IMPBA allows start ups under your canopy?

I think that may be another D-12 rule, mike. At least it's announced at enough driver's meetings here that i have accepted it as "SOP". To me, it's safer, cleaner & more polite/respectful of your neighbors under the canopies. If i remember correctly, it's the same in chuckytown.

 

[moparbarn]

2.4 radios aren't subject to impound, but do require a yellow band 2" wide ( i think) on the tx antenna. Boat antenna can be inside the radio box. Boats can only be started in the hot pits, not your canopy/trailer/pit. Adjustments can be done most anywhere. Have fun, john!

Where are you racing at. I've never seen a yellow band on the Tx. Boats are started under canopys all the time.

Sorry sam, i included some "local"/D-12 rules........didn't mean to throw ya slam outta gear - LOL!

 

[bzubee]

It's not in the IMPBA rulebook it, it's a local rule most likely drived from the large tent that host clubs of thr Internats used to be mandated to provide. Never was in the rulebook.

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

2.4 radios aren't subject to impound, but do require a yellow band 2" wide ( i think) on the tx antenna. Boat antenna can be inside the radio box. Boats can only be started in the hot pits, not your canopy/trailer/pit. Adjustments can be done most anywhere. Have fun, john!

Where are you racing at. I've never seen a yellow band on the Tx. Boats are started under canopys all the time.

Sorry sam, i included some "local"/D-12 rules........didn't mean to throw ya slam outta gear - LOL!

That's good Info. I'll have to remember that if I race in D12. When I start my boats under a canapy I usually point them away from the neighbors. Throwing Nitro on someone else's boat is not cool.

 

[Chilli]

IMHO, Restricting start ups to the pit area should be in the rule book unless of course the tent or canopy is roped off to prevent access from spectators and non IMPBA members. As the rules are written currently, is it then okay for a racer to start their motor at their canopy during the mill. walk it down to the water and then throw their boat in the water? I hope not but I don't see a rule preventing this. Something for the BOD to consider at the next meeting.

Sorry for the hijack John.

 

[Don Ferrette]

Are you saying the IMPBA allows start ups under your canopy?

I think that may be another D-12 rule, mike. At least it's announced at enough driver's meetings here that i have accepted it as "SOP". To me, it's safer, cleaner & more polite/respectful of your neighbors under the canopies. If i remember correctly, it's the same in chuckytown.

No it's not a rule in C-Town, Joe Warren burns more nitro there under his canopy than most do racing.

:lol:

:lol:

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

IMHO, Restricting start ups to the pit area should be in the rule book unless of course the tent or canopy is roped off to prevent access from spectators and non IMPBA members. As the rules are written currently, is it then okay for a racer to start their motor at their canopy during the mill. walk it down to the water and then throw their boat in the water? I hope not but I don't see a rule preventing this. Something for the BOD to consider at the next meeting.

Sorry for the hijack John.

If someone doesn't have the common sense to start there boat in the pits during Mill time then something is wrong.I only start my boat under the canopy to blow out the after run, make sure the prop is no where near anyone and make sure the exhaust is pointed away from someone else's boat.

As far as the antenna sticking out of the boat on the 2.4 it's not necessary. I've heard that if there's a bunch of carbon fiber it blocks the antenna signal.

 

[John Knight]

At Charleston, if you are running in open water and during the race, you MUST start the engines in the pits ONLY. Other engines not running in the running heat can be started in canopies and/or pits after the heat has been run. Just a courtesy for the CD's, turn judges and the racers not having the extra noise in the pits while a heat is being run. It is a local rule for us. And we have a large site that bringing the boats to the pits to retune or blow out the engines is not practical. We have a sizeable pit area but have 2 to 3 heats stacked up running and getting ready to run. We absolutely roll with the heats to keep the pace up to run all of the scheduled heats and rounds.

Radio impound for non 2.4 radios required. Frequency clips needed for the crystal radios. That is about 10% of the radios used, the remaining are 2.4. And that is fine as some prefer the crystal systems and others want to avoid the cost of conversion to 2.4.

 

[Ron Olson]

Depends on the district or the site's discretion. Some will tell you that you can't fire up in your pit, the hot pits only. Not much radio impound anymore with the 2.4 Gig radios. Those still using AM or FM radios still need a clip to turn on. I've seen the ugliness of what happens when you don't have a clip several times. If you've got 6 boats at a race all on 70 and one's on the water and you mess up another racers boat on the water, it could get very ugly.

 

[bzubee]

Per rule book (Safety Section) Radio impound is mandatory for races and records trials for all Non- 2.4 radios!

E. Radio Impound
1. Transmitters shall be impounded upon arrival at a contest site from all competitors in the pit areas. Transmitters using the 2.4Ghz frequency will be exempt from the impound area.
2. The impound area shall be furnished by sponsoring club and shall be properly shaded and provided adequate protection from the weather and theft. The IMPBA and host club are not held responsible for lost, stolen or damaged transmitters. Transmitters will have the contestants name and IMPBA number attached to the transmitter.
3. Frequency flags as approved by IMPBA / FCC are mandatory at all times to be displayed on the transmitters. Transmitters using the 2.4Ghz band do not require frequency flags.
4. The proper contest officials will control the use of transmitters for checking operations.