X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:14:04 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc2-s6.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.4) with ESMTP id 1736258 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:04:22 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.142; envelope-from=hackmo15@hotmail.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.168.33]) by bay0-omc2-s6.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Thu, 4 Jan 2007 15:03:35 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 4 Jan 2007 15:03:35 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.168.200 by by113fd.bay113.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:03:33 GMT X-Originating-IP: [66.220.107.148] X-Originating-Email: [hackmo15@hotmail.com] X-Sender: hackmo15@hotmail.com From: "jon hadlich" X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-Bcc: Subject: RE: ground plane-carbon fiber X-Original-Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:03:33 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Jan 2007 23:03:35.0308 (UTC) FILETIME=[8FE7FCC0:01C73054] X-Original-Return-Path: hackmo15@hotmail.com It's been my experience that the ground plane doesn't care if it's inside or out side of the airplane. The important issue is to make sure the ground plane is sufficient size for the antenna and that the base of the antenna bonds to the ground plane. Most of the antennas I have worked with have a bonding seat where the screw holds the antenna to the airframe is part of the base and that in turn would bond to a ground plane placed inside the airplane through the washers and nuts. Jon Hadlich Panel Installer _________________________________________________________________ Dave vs. Carl: The Insignificant Championship Series.  Who will win? http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://davevscarl.spaces.live.com/?icid=T001MSN38C07001