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AirEupora
Joined: 01 Nov 2009
Posts: 186
Location: Dixon, CA
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 Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:55 am Post subject: GPS ground plains |
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Allen Skanderup Nielsen asked about GPS ground plains.
I have two installed on my plane. The Garmin 430W came with an 8 foot cable that is required for the antenna to work correctly. I install this antenna just behind the baggage bulkhead. I created a 'U' shape bracket of fiberglass and put a aluminum plate at the bottom. I attached the bracket and antenna to the roof of the plane. It is working nicely.
The other antenna was supplied by MGL with their EFIS. This antenna has a magnet on it. So I took a steel plate and again made a plate about one inch wider than the antenna and used the 'U' shape fiberglass mount. This is glued to the top cockpit panel. It also came with a long cable that is wrapped along the back top of the panel.
Both antennas work well. The Garmin requires you to tell it where the antenna is located. The MGL just works.
I looked for some pictures, but I guess I did take any.
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graeme bird
Joined: 15 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: GPS ground plains |
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I used a 1ft square of printed circuit board from maplin mounted copper down with the antenna pointing down on two bits of ply behind the baggage bay wall straddling the rudder cables. Seems to work just fine.
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