Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #27870
From: Bill&Sue <5zq@cox.net>
Sender: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] antenna bonding-Lancair 320
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:05:08 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Have people encountered antenna bonding problems and is their a simple fix for these "darn" plastic aeroplanes..:)


Hello Gerard,
 
I've got the following antennae installed internally in our 320 (no external antennae).
 
    VHF com    2
    VHF nav      1
    GPS           1
    Mkr Bcn      1
    TCAD         2
    FM            1
    XPONDR    1
 
TOTAL        9
 
We have had ZERO problems with any of our electronics in 900 hrs. (Thanks Bryant).  All communication is clear and long ranging. I'm no electronic wiz but one suggestion I'd make is to check all of your grounding. All coax should be grounded only at one end. All grounding leads should run to a common ground bus bar and not to each other (no piggybacking). The ground bus bar itself should be connected to the negative battery terminal with substantial grounding strap type cable. 
 
My guess is that proper grounding will go a long way toward solving your radio problem. Good luck.
 
Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ   320  900 hrs
N6ZQ    IV    1%
 
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