Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:03:59 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.indian-creek.net ([209.176.40.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 622925 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:54:51 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.176.40.9; envelope-from=toucan@78055.com Received: from VAIO (*authenticated* [209.176.40.53] toucan@78055.com) by mail.indian-creek.net with SMTP (IOA-IPAD 4.10a/96) id 9BO6K00 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:54:16 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <005601c503b6$e72351f0$3528b0d1@VAIO> From: "Jim Cameron" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Antenna bonding / Radio noise X-Original-Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:54:12 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0053_01C50384.9B804B90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0053_01C50384.9B804B90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After doing all the wiring in three Lancairs, I can't emphasize = enough how important it is to bring everything -- everything - to a = single point ground. This will make all the difference in the amount of = noise you get in radio transmission and reception. Check out Bob = Nuckolls' aeroelectrics web site, and check B&C for their "forest of = tabs" grounding bus. "Plastic" airplanes are more subject to ground = loops and noise propagation, since they don't have the massive ground = plane that the airframe of a metal airplane provides. Jim Cameron ------=_NextPart_000_0053_01C50384.9B804B90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
    After doing all the = wiring in=20 three Lancairs, I can't emphasize enough how important it is to bring = everything=20 -- everything - to a single point ground.  This will make = all the=20 difference in the amount of noise you get in radio transmission and=20 reception.  Check out Bob Nuckolls' aeroelectrics web site, and = check=20 B&C for their "forest of tabs" grounding bus.  "Plastic" = airplanes are=20 more subject to ground loops and noise propagation, since they don't = have the=20 massive ground plane that the airframe of a metal airplane=20 provides.
 
Jim Cameron
 
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