Two Types of RC Antenna: There's an antenna on the transmitter or controller that sends messages to the RC and one on the receiver or circuit board (inside the RC vehicle) that receives those messages. The radio system for your RC is tuned to a specific frequency and a specific length of antenna.
The transmitter antenna may be a rigid metal tube or a flexible, plastic-coated wire. The receiver antenna is usually a long piece of flexible plastic-coated wire or a stiffer thin wire that pokes through a hole in the body and trails behind the RC.
Care for Your RC Antenna: Learn how to install, use, and care for both types of RC antennas and browse a gallery of pictures of all kinds of RC antennas.
RC With No Antenna: Not all RC vehicles have an antenna. Certain remote control vehicles use infrared beams of light instead of radio signals. A red LED light replaces the antenna on these vehicles. Some standard radio controlled vehicles might not have a visible antenna on the RC. It could be all internal, possibly attached just inside the body of the RC.
