Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 15:43:34 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from relay2.softcomca.com ([168.144.1.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b4) with ESMTP id 2335395 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 May 2003 15:01:51 -0400 Received: from M2W031.mail2web.com ([168.144.251.135]) by relay2.softcomca.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5576); Tue, 6 May 2003 15:06:51 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <265000-2200352619121198@M2W031.mail2web.com> X-Priority: 3 Reply-To: cbaker9@nyc.rr.com X-Originating-IP: 194.223.152.82 X-URL: http://mail2web.com/ From: "cbaker9@nyc.rr.com" X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-Cc: phildebrand@pritchardindustrial.com Subject: RE: [LML] WX-500 in ES X-Original-Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 15:01:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Return-Path: cbaker9@nyc.rr.com X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 May 2003 19:06:51.0999 (UTC) FILETIME=[A6F3C6F0:01C31402] Philip, In my 360, I mounted the wx500 antenna on a 12"Lx10"W- slight taper(approx)=2E020 ground plane in the very rear of the tail cone=2E The= sides of the ground plane actually curve up about 1" or so on the sides du= e to me trying to fit the largest ground plane in that small area=2E The antenna is sandwiched between the plane and the skin (ie, inside the plane= ) I was told to mount the antenna as far back as possible and that it may be= very sensitive to position=2E I was also told that the BFG brand stormgea= r is very sensitive to the RF interference in our E Glass planes and that some installations perform poorly=2E =20 Luckily, mine installation performs very well=2E I get some slight interference from the strobes in the 75mi or so range on the scope and it always appears in the same spot=2E With the strobes off, it is very clean= =2E Hope this 360 data is helpful=2E BTW, I love the WX500 display on the Gar= min GNS 530=2E Regards, Clark Baker N250JF, LNC2 360, 550hrs tt -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E