X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:35:52 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm10-vm0.bullet.mail.ac4.yahoo.com ([98.139.53.194] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with SMTP id 5124384 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:17:49 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.139.53.194; envelope-from=visfishdo@yahoo.com Received: from [98.139.52.193] by nm10.bullet.mail.ac4.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 14 Sep 2011 16:17:14 -0000 Received: from [98.139.52.150] by tm6.bullet.mail.ac4.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 14 Sep 2011 16:17:14 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1033.mail.ac4.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 14 Sep 2011 16:17:13 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 996010.12991.bm@omp1033.mail.ac4.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 559 invoked by uid 60001); 14 Sep 2011 16:17:13 -0000 DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=rKL+NirR8jegXoFrDA1NPg2iKYrqRP63+XL4Hpg9C1Zd6I9n05eZ/h7r5dPPiDls4GBW5HdfMOQNcbeaCNsCU6tebc/Q7t0fCH4FLUwf53HKZ0qlFvFKXgdYY36GJnYGVV75vYdsaM8nCmon+2IAKgqdOQ7J+nZVTqhZFjC1mrc=; X-YMail-OSG: SrX.IlQVM1kfpb5mJX4DyakLDCu_8OIVFM9tzfFsVr_NBmG KcxjpDAB5QobyiQvv9Hxi6eFkv1nZ7HdJZO0iuTvJJfdOzCIjFoaxRPTPb3y ehV6j2ztR8d3vDvdjTR1e0rWteBpQPGm9LSmrUTsKTGZf.aCS2o8ZTg9L3gj sZUAOmqDntA3RbqDlCc9vSw6_kFP95lZu2awALJ5DJaGyTUE8.e4mVfiznkr yD5aHFI4sXl1WSW3t36SkaqOjP3ITzX.xSkCJq_P6Scz9UUy9aP0O3WtkQn2 bgOWiugh7ZNW917Gxqh0kl7tY3CfQcz4tQxQQNnGjeDVg1hl5wakPXOy.0Zj eBwibKClioihnirkW70yII1bmxX9SyU9ms20ja8DWuBgEv2.wrwihTcBX4Rb jwnmT7k9ejNkL56MTHTTh7wL46efmZklc_YVR2OY6yLLCDQ-- Received: from [108.42.16.229] by web39309.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:17:13 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.114.317681 X-Original-Message-ID: <1316017033.96264.YahooMailNeo@web39309.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:17:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug owen Reply-To: Doug owen Subject: Strike Finder Storm Scope X-Original-To: Lancair MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-573566614-1316017033=:96264" --0-573566614-1316017033=:96264 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I got a strike finder and pretty much had the same experiance. I tried moun= ting on top, on bottom, different foils for ground plane, etc. =0A=A0=0AI f= ound the hydaulic pump caused interferance, but was quite easy to figure ou= t when that came on - I used a MU-metal shield & that helped some. =0A=A0= =0AI finally created a fiberglass mounting bracket and a ground plane tray = in the top part of the tail so the storm scope antenna was compltely electr= ically isolated from the aircraft. That also helped some. =A0=0A=A0=0AI als= o found that the autopilot servos create a pretty substantial lightning sto= rm. That is pretty messed up, since the time you NEED the storm scope the m= ost, is when you are hard IFR and want to watch out for embedded T storms, = =A0and also NEED the auto pilot the most during that time. =0A=A0=0ABasical= ly I feel pretty much that I was ripped off. The funtionality of the storm = scope is nearly worthless, and I was not advised of ANY of these issues unt= il long after I had purchased the storm scope. My advice is get your money = back, and put it toward a good subscription with WSI weather. =0A=A0=0APS -= anyone want to buy a slightly used storm scope? =0A=A0=0A=A0=0AThanks=0ADo= ug Owen --0-573566614-1316017033=:96264 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I got a strike f= inder and pretty much had the same experiance. I tried mounting on top, on = bottom, different foils for ground plane, etc.

= I found the hydaulic pump caused interferance, but was quite easy to figure= out when that came on - I used a MU-metal shield & that helped some. <= /div>

I finally created a fiberglass mounting bracket = and a ground plane tray in the top part of the tail so the storm scope ante= nna was compltely electrically isolated from the aircraft. That also helped= some.

I also found that the autopilot se= rvos create a pretty substantial lightning storm. That is pretty messed up,= since the time you NEED the storm scope the most, is when you are hard IFR= and want to watch out for embedded T storms, and also NEED the auto pilot the most during that time.

Basicall= y I feel pretty much that I was ripped off. The funtionality of the storm s= cope is nearly worthless, and I was not advised of ANY of these issues unti= l long after I had purchased the storm scope. My advice is get your money b= ack, and put it toward a good subscription with WSI weather.

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PS - anyone want to buy a slightly used storm scope?

Thanks

Doug Owen

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