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Setting Up the Antenna
You must install the antenna mast (tube) before you operate
your S-Maxx. You'll find the plastic antenna tube and tip in the
bag with your manuals and documentation.
1. Locate the black antenna wire that exits the receiver cover.
The S-Maxx receiver cover is mounted on the top of the
chassis, near the front.
2. Pull the wire straight with your fingers and then insert the
end of the wire into one end of the antenna tube. Push the
wire all the way through the antenna tube.
3. Pull the remaining wire through the antenna tube, and then
insert the base of the antenna tube into the molded post on
top of the receiver cover.
4. Fold the remaining antenna wire over the top of the tube
and secure it with the antenna tip.
5. On the transmitter, always fully extend the telescoping
antenna when running your S-Maxx. Make a habit
of holding the transmitter so that the antenna points
straight up.
The Traxxas TQ-3 Radio System
Antenna Tip
Antenna Tube
Spray a little window
cleaner on the antenna
wire to make it easier
to push through the
antenna tube.
Don't shorten the
length of the antenna
wire. Its length is tuned
to the frequency band;
cutting it could severely
shorten the radio system's
range.
Don't push the
transmitter antenna
down from the top. Pull
it down from the bottom,
one segment at a time, to
prevent binding and kinking
the antenna mast.
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