---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 02/09/21: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:20 AM - Re: Antenna Grounding (user9253) 2. 10:02 AM - Re: Antenna Grounding (Eric Page) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:20:41 AM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Antenna Grounding From: "user9253" Bob N describes how to make a com antenna in his book on page 13-10. http://www.aeroelectric.com/Books/Connection/13_Antenna.pdf -------- Joe Gores Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=500614#500614 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:02:00 AM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Antenna Grounding From: "Eric Page" user9253 wrote: > No, the ground plane does not have to be grounded to the airframe. OK, that's what I thought. > Com antennas should be vertically polarized. The ANTENNA VHF-5 will work in a wing, but not very well. It might work well vertically in the tail. Indeed. I installed the VHF-5 vertically, inside the tail. > Did you mean 3 inch radius for the transponder antenna? 3 inch diameter is too small. Whoops! Yes, I meant radius. Thanks, Joe. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=500617#500617 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.