Today's Message Index:
----------------------
1. 12:47 AM - Re: com antenna mounted (JOHN TIPTON)
2. 08:07 AM - Re: com antenna mounted (messydeer)
3. 02:30 PM - A very wise woman... (Paul Millner)
Message 1
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: com antenna mounted |
Looks impressive: what (in the event of damage) would the down-time be to
build a replacement
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "messydeer" <messydeer@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 5:33 AM
Subject: AeroElectric-List: com antenna mounted
>
> Hi!
>
> Thought I'd post a followup from a few months ago when I was making my com
> antenna. See http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=85809 In short,
> it's a RadioShack CB antenna that I cut short. This allowed me to screw in
> the threaded post into the female-female coupler, which I threaded onto
> the UHF antenna connector I got off ebay, which is also shown in the
> original post. It came with a white plastic shoulder washer that insulates
> the antenna from the airframe. So far all this is on the outside.
>
> On the inside is the other end of the UHF connector and a UHF to BNC
> adapter on top of it (my antenna is belly mounted). I gave Bob the length
> needed for my antenna cable and he made up an assembly with 90 BNC
> connectors on each end. This is a really great deal, since I don't have
> crimping tools for this.
>
> It was time to install it permanently today, so I took a couple pics and
> have posted them below. You can also see a small 063 doubler I added. And
> in the outside pic, the shoulder harness is dangling below the floor,
> making for a little confusing pic.
>
> --------
> Dan
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=366007#366007
>
>
> Attachments:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com//files/com_antenna_outside_2_419.jpg
> http://forums.matronics.com//files/com_antenna_inside_126.jpg
>
>
>
Message 2
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: com antenna mounted |
Making the bent antenna means getting another CB antenna, cutting it to length,
heating and bending it. That takes easily less than an hour, even for me.
By far the longest part of the process was grinding down the antenna. It was something
like 0.20" at the tip, much fatter at the base. I had planned on just
leaving it like this, but got a little concerned about how much stiffer this would
make it, causing more damage if it hit something on the ground. Bob mentions
using 1/8" or 3/16" welding rod for this and I'd seen one other off the shelf
antenna that had a 0.15" diameter. I don't have a grinding wheel, so used
my HF belt/disc sander combo with 40-80 grit. Went through a couple pads, but
the antenna is much thinner, 0.125 at the tip and 0.20 at the base. The hardest
part of the grinding for me was dealing with the bend. Grinding it down before
bending would have made both the grinding and the bending easier.
--------
Dan
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=366030#366030
Message 3
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | A very wise woman... |
Apparently she knows where the real catches are! :-)
Paul
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: hello
From: mary morgan <dchuks27@yahoo.com>
hello,my name is Miss Mary,i saw your profile
on this (forums.matronics.com) and it really attracted me
a lot to drop you this few line of message
to know more about you.kindly contact
me through this email address
(marybaby332@yahoo.com) i wait for
reply
Mary
:)_____________
:)______$$$_______$$$
:)____$$$$$$$___$$$$$$$
:)___$$$$$$$$$_$$$$$$$$$
:)___$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
:)____$$$$$$$$$:)$$$$$$$$$
:)______$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
:)________$$$$$$$$$$$
:)__________$$$$$$$
:)___________$$E$$
:)____________$C$
:)_____________$
Other Matronics Email List Services
These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.
-- Please support this service by making your Contribution today! --
|