the best antenna i have used is 22g solid core stereo wire from radioshack. i use a foot of it on all of my cars as soon as i get them now. i coil them up around a small screwdriver so the actual size from the first to last visible coils is about 1-1/2 - 2 inches. it looks pretty cool and when combined with my 3ft rabbit ear antenna on the controller i get about 40ft of range. also, the stereo wire i bought came in a big spool. i think it was about 30ft long it said. sorry, i cant find the box. the only thing you gotta do aside from soldering it into place is cutting the black away from the white wire insulation, then come doubled up against each other, but it is by no means hard in any way. hell, if you pay shipping i could do it for you. on a personal note, i use the black wire for 49mhz and white wire for 27mhz so its all good
