X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:59:56 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta31.charter.net ([216.33.127.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTP id 6093296 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:14:34 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.82; envelope-from=toms1@chartermi.net Received: from imp10 ([10.20.200.15]) by mta31.charter.net (InterMail vM.8.01.05.02 201-2260-151-103-20110920) with ESMTP id <20130303161359.KDTD24708.mta31.charter.net@imp10> for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2013 11:13:59 -0500 Received: from home128a2c5896 ([75.128.239.245]) by imp10 with smtp.charter.net id 74Dz1l00D5JNNkT054DzbH; Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:13:59 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=foeE/yEf c=1 sm=1 a=2OKxSzciy8eGMKUUd1EXSw==:17 a=eGSBw5MRMW4A:10 a=7Vtkk4Wg9cEA:10 a=4ycV2vTZAAAA:8 a=Mtt-p_dr2tgA:10 a=dPHVWPryoVy-MugyV3cA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=XBrZ6suSJvwWJuA-HwMA:9 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=FwQ-lBzbvfFS8PTf:21 a=2OKxSzciy8eGMKUUd1EXSw==:117 X-Original-Message-ID: <687733588B824E97838020686DED31B7@home128a2c5896> From: "Tom & Beth Sullivan" X-Original-To: "LML" Subject: Re: [LML] Looking for advice on Antenna locations for IVP X-Original-Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 10:14:03 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0037_01CE17F7.D4CC41C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 130303-0, 03/03/2013), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01CE17F7.D4CC41C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a nav antenna in the winglet. Based on most feedback, this = appears to work good. Most my navigation will be GPS based anyway. Tom Colyn wrote; Hi Tom,=20 my conclusion on the Bob Archer in the tail is that under the very best = conditions it will work sort of okay to the left and right and not work = straight ahead. Long as you aren't talking to anyone at your = destination this should not be a problem. ;-> The very best location on a IV for a com antenna is indeed just ahead of = the gear. I don't know why you are disqualifying that area because of = the fuel tank. You can use copper tape in the shape of an asterisk, = applied to the outside, as the ground plane. If you have to run on the = coax on the outside til you get to the back of the tank you could fair = it well enough. Next best place is a little back from the front of = the gear wells. I don't have any direct experience with the marker beacon but I've heard = of a lot of people doing that. What was your plan for nav antennas? Colyn ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01CE17F7.D4CC41C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have a = nav antenna in the=20 winglet. Based on most feedback, this = appears to=20 work good. Most my navigation will be GPS based=20 anyway.

Tom

Colyn wrote;

Hi Tom,=20

my conclusion on the Bob Archer in the tail is that under the very = best=20 conditions it will work sort of okay to the left and right and not work = straight=20 ahead. Long as you aren't talking to anyone at your = destination=20 this should not be a problem. ;->

The very best location on a IV for a com antenna is indeed just = ahead of=20 the gear. I don't know why you are disqualifying that area = because of the=20 fuel tank. You can use copper tape in the shape of an asterisk, = applied to=20 the outside, as the ground plane. If you have to run on the coax = on the=20 outside til you get to the back of the tank you could fair it well = enough.=20 Next best place is a little back from the front of = the gear=20 wells.

I don't have any direct experience with the marker beacon but I've = heard of=20 a lot of people doing that.

What was your plan for nav antennas?

Colyn

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