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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Antenna length
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Posted: Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 12:33 PM UTC
I do not have a scale ruler so I was wondering if anyone could tell me what size (in centimeters or inches) a standard antenna on a Panther would be.
Thanks,
Andrew

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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 12:21 AM UTC
Remember 3 meters or along those lines
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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 03:10 AM UTC
I doint know what radio is in a Panther but a standart FuG5 such as in a Tiger carried a two meter antenna

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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 08:29 AM UTC
So how long is 2 meters in 1/35th scale?
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Andrew
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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 09:54 AM UTC
Simple one meter is 35 mm
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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 11:31 AM UTC
whew, sorry to bother with such a stupid question.
Andrew
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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 11:35 AM UTC
You should actually divide the actually number by 35 to determine the length in 1/35 scale.
For a 2 meter long antenna: 2000mm / 35 = 57.14mm

If you want to make it really easy, download Eagle's scale calculator. I'm not sure if he is still offering it for download, though. Maybe he will chime in here and give us a link.

Nic
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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 10:56 PM UTC
Sorry don't remember where I got 3 meters from here is a look
http://www.kithobbyist.com/AFVInteriors/rads/germrads.html
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