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1. 03:41 PM - Re: Antenna Grounding (Robert L. Nuckolls, III)
2. 06:12 PM - Kitfox vertical fin antenna opportunities (Robert L. Nuckolls, III)
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| Subject: | Re: Antenna Grounding |
>...are so short, they'll easily fit inside the wings. I can
>fabricate a ~3" diameter ground plane from aluminum sheet for each
>of them, but there's no way to electrically ground those plates to
>the airframe if they're suspended inside the wings. Is that a
>problem, or is a good bond from coax shield to ground plane all
>that's needed? Thanks.
no ground to aircraft needed for the UHF antennas.
However, their RADIUS is equal to the seated height
of the antenna so closer to 6" diameter for ADSB
and 5.75" for the xponder antenna. Orient them
so that the antennas extend down from the ground
plane.
It's hard to argue with customer satisfaction
for any particular antenna configuration . . .
but I'd really like to see a sweep of the
antenna mounted in the vertical fin. At the least,
proximity of metal to the antenna might well
call for physical 'shortening' of the antenna.
Bob . . .
Un impeachable logic: George Carlin asked, "If black boxes
survive crashes, why don't they make the whole airplane
out of that stuff?"
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| Subject: | Kitfox vertical fin antenna opportunities |
I'm hearing stories that builders are experiencing
'satisfactory' performance with vhf comm antennas
embedded in the structure of a Kitfox vertical
fin.
I'd like to better understand the physics of
this location a bit better. I've attached a
photo of a Kitfox vertical fin sans fabric.
Would you folks with access to a 'naked'
structure tell me what dimensions apply to
the items labeled in the attached photograph?
Thanks!
P.S. Names and email addresses of individuals
flying Kitfox, embedded off-the-shelf antennas for VHF
comm would be useful too.
Bob . . .
Un impeachable logic: George Carlin asked, "If black boxes
survive crashes, why don't they make the whole airplane
out of that stuff?"
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