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cjhukill(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:12 am Post subject: GPS antenna |
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My RV8 has numerous antennas mounted under fairings, wingtips, cowling, etc. and everything works great with full signal strength on the GPS's.
My plan is to build a small bracket that sticks forward of the baggage bulkhead and mount all the GPS antennas there. The shelf will be above the removable scalloped panels about 2 inches below the inside of the canopy, and will not impede the ability to easily remove the upper panel . The coax cables will 90 degree aft thru the bulkhead and the magic electrons will happily travel thru the canopy top into space. The antennas will be so far up that they are out of the way of baggage, and you won't even see them unless you tried. Someone could even put a cover over them if wanted. Now no ugly antennas on the cabin top and I can put all the gps/ nexrad/ etc stuff I want.
OK, so what's the catch? What I miss?
Chris Hukill
still sanding doors and canopy
need a snow shovel to clean up all the dust
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Tim Olson
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:49 am Post subject: GPS antenna |
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No ugly antennas on the outside, but a little less headroom in
the baggage area and a little more ugly back there. 
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
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Chris Hukill wrote:
| Quote: | My RV8 has numerous antennas mounted under fairings, wingtips, cowling,
etc. and everything works great with full signal strength on the GPS's.
My plan is to build a small bracket that sticks forward of the baggage
bulkhead and mount all the GPS antennas there. The shelf will be above
the removable scalloped panels about 2 inches below the inside of the
canopy, and will not impede the ability to easily remove the upper
panel . The coax cables will 90 degree aft thru the bulkhead and the
magic electrons will happily travel thru the canopy top into space. The
antennas will be so far up that they are out of the way of baggage, and
you won't even see them unless you tried. Someone could even put a cover
over them if wanted. Now no ugly antennas on the cabin top and I can put
all the gps/ nexrad/ etc stuff I want.
OK, so what's the catch? What I miss?
Chris Hukill
still sanding doors and canopy
need a snow shovel to clean up all the dust
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