Return-Path: Received: from ace.cnl.com.au ([203.16.135.34]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 16 Oct 2000 02:33:55 -0400 Received: from cob-1013.cnl.com.au (default) [203.21.78.141] by ace.cnl.com.au with smtp (Exim 1.92 #1) id 13l3xL-0004fw-00 (Debian); Mon, 16 Oct 2000 17:41:07 +1100 Message-ID: <000901c03744$2d29ecc0$8d4e15cb@default> From: "rob wallace" To: Subject: antenna placement Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 17:39:09 +1000 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Hi Jack we placed the second com antenna behind our fuel selector along the centre line of the fuselage . We did this after advice Aerotronics in Montana . It is a little difficult to attach the lead . But not unduly so when compared to some of the other jobs during construction . We first made up an aluminium plate with anchor nuts on it then glassed down some al foil or flywire to act as the ground plane the plate then goes over this . From talking to a number radio people there is still a debate on whether the carbon will act as a good enough ground plane .We decided to er on the side of caution and fit one . We had our radio test the other day and all the antennas came up okay . Time will tell how they perform in flight . Regards Robert Wallace Yarrawonga Lancair Syndicate >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>