5.8 FPV Antenna protective cover (and bend protection for Chameleon ti)

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For most of my projects I make the 5.8 Ghz antennas myself and for planes I usualy go for the bare antenna. But for use in miniquads some protection is worth the extra weight. So this is what I use as an antenna cover. I printed the parts in ABS so i could weld them together with acetone and smooth the surface with acetone vapor. The additional part is designed expecially for the Chameleon Ti frame and protects the SMA connector from breaking. It has to be placed over the antenna cable either before soldering the antenna leafs or before crimping the connector (same goes for the bottom part of the cover). In the last picture you can see that I put screwes in both sides of the Aluminium part. from the inside to mount the carbon plate, and from the outside to mount the bend protection. You have to use screws in the according size. 5 and 8mm lenght should work, I just cut some to the proper length.