BobbyPaulk(at)comcast.net
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 Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:07 am Post subject: Antennas |
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Larry,
i mounted my Transponder antenna between the right rudder petal on the
passenger side and the firewall. you will need to keep the coax cable tied off
to the firewall but there is plenty of room. due to the operating frequency you
will need to keep this coax as short as practical.
i put my Com ant. on the bottom behind the access door for better reception
since you will hopefully be above or at the same altitude to whomever you are
transmitting to. the bottom of the plane is already dirty aerodynamically with
gear, exhaust, hydraulic lines, etc. so there is no need to dirty up the top of
the plane.
make sure you do not use the old RG-58 coax. there are much better quality
cable available with less line loss. Stein air can tell you the numbers.
for all the antennas and electronic parts i used Stein Air. they are the best to
deal with and will help you with great information.
if you plan on having a remote compass be sure to keep it away from the antennas
and any magnetic disturbance. one of my rudder cables came in magnetized and it nearly drove me crazy trying to find the
problem. a good friend said to take a cheap auto compass and slowly move it
about inside the fuselage. that is how i found the problem. you can also do it
to find a passive area to mount the remote compass.
i would not even think of installling a VOR antenna. they are going away soon.
GPS ant. can be about anywhere looking up
hope this helps
bobby
N131BP
601 XL
66.3 hrs.
DO NOT ARCHIVE !
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