X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:33:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4479321 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:11:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.48; envelope-from=jmorgan1023@comcast.net Received: from omta16.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.72]) by qmta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Ac5Q1f0031ZMdJ4A5cAu3K; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:10:54 +0000 Received: from [10.0.0.6] ([72.12.255.45]) by omta16.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id AcAd1f00C0zYeCQ8ccAnw0; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:10:52 +0000 X-Original-Message-Id: From: Jack Morgan X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-4--67124972 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Subject: Re: Transponder ground plane X-Original-Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:10:36 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) --Apple-Mail-4--67124972 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It seems to work fine on mine. The combination of the aluminum hydraulic lines and the fiber belly are a belt and suspenders ground plane. I am assuming you have the antenna protruding below the belly. Mine is just behind the spar box. Jack From: "Carl Scheid" Date: September 23, 2010 5:24:26 PM GMT-04:00 To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Transponder ground plane We want to mount a transponder antenna in the belly of our LIV. Does the carbon fiber provide an adaquate ground plane? --Apple-Mail-4--67124972 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It seems to work fine on mine. The = combination of the aluminum hydraulic lines and the fiber belly are a = belt and suspenders ground plane. I am assuming you have the antenna = protruding below the belly. Mine is  just behind the spar = box.

Jack


We want = to mount a transponder antenna in the belly of our LIV. Does the carbon = fiber provide an adaquate ground = plane?

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