Eachine Racer 250 Pro - VTX Antenna Reinforcement / Relocator

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The [Eachine Racer 250 Pro](https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Racer-250-FPV-Drone-Built-in-5_8G-Transmitter-OSD-With-HD-Camera-ARF-Version-p-1142643.html?rmmds=search) is a pretty sweet quad when you consider the price. However, there is one glaring design defect that anyone who gets one simply MUST address in some way before flying it much - the VTX antenna. The RP-SMA connector for the VTX is supported entirely by the soldering to the VTX itself. This means that the first time you crash, you ARE going to break that connection. And the VTX is $25! Ouch! After learning this the hard way, I doodled this little antenna relocator that actually serves a number of functions. 1) It obviously gives the antenna something cheap to break in a crash. It's actually significantly stronger and so I haven't had it break yet. 2) It provides enough of an "antenna" that if you forget to plug in the antenna before attaching a battery, you wont immediately fry your VTX. 3) It moves the antenna out of the way of the battery's XT60 connector. This has worked fantastically well for me; Hopefully it'll also be useful for someone else. I used [this](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072JVMV2R/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) extension cable to reach the front of the quad. I have not noticed any video signal degradation.