---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 09/13/12: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:39 PM - Antenna doublers () 2. 04:28 PM - Re: Antenna doublers (Bill Schlatterer) 3. 07:08 PM - Re: Antenna doublers (Matt Dralle) 4. 07:19 PM - Re: Antenna doublers (Dan Bergeron) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:39:08 PM PST US From: Subject: RV8-List: Antenna doublers Are there any guidelines I can use to size doubler panels for the antenna installations? Can=99t find anything in AC43-13 except standard rivet spacing. For the bent-whip comm antenna, I have chosen a location between the passenger left footwell and aft side of the front spar. Outboard and aft of the F807 bulkhead looks good for the blade transponder antenna. Both locations seem to be fairly common, but doubler size will dictate how much surface area I need to provide. Stan Loer RV-8 QB (very slow) ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:28:25 PM PST US From: "Bill Schlatterer" Subject: RE: RV8-List: Antenna doublers Stan, as I remember it, the one that came with my Garmin Antenna was a rectangle about =C2=BD- =C2=BE inch wider than the antenna base in all four directions. Bill S 7a Ark From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of stazel@cpros.com Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 3:38 PM Subject: RV8-List: Antenna doublers Are there any guidelines I can use to size doubler panels for the antenna installations? Can=99t find anything in AC43-13 except standard rivet spacing. For the bent-whip comm antenna, I have chosen a location between the passenger left footwell and aft side of the front spar. Outboard and aft of the F807 bulkhead looks good for the blade transponder antenna. Both locations seem to be fairly common, but doubler size will dictate how much surface area I need to provide. Stan Loer RV-8 QB (very slow) ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:08:54 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Re: RV8-List: Antenna doublers At 01:38 PM 9/13/2012 Thursday, you wrote: >Are there any guidelines I can use to size doubler panels for the antenna installations? Can=99t find anything in AC43-13 except standard rivet spacing. For the bent-whip comm antenna, I have chosen a location between the passenger left footwell and aft side of the front spar. Outboard and aft of the F807 bulkhead looks good for the blade transponder antenna. Both locations seem to be fairly common, but doubler size will dictate how much surface area I need to provide. > >Stan Loer >RV-8 QB (very slow) Hi Stan, Here's a few pics on how and where I mounted mine. Seemed to work well on Ruby 1.0. Matt - Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen" http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap... RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer" http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log Status: 120+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:19:43 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV8-List: Antenna doublers From: Dan Bergeron Stan: While building my RV-7A I searched in vain for guidelines/standards for doubler panel sizes for antenna installations - even called Vans tech advice line - couldn't get an answer from them either - at the end of the day I sized the doublers to a size I thought about right - a DAR later commented the doublers all looked a bit oversize - better oversize than undersize I guess - after 37 months and 352 flight hours they've all stood up beautifully - Good luck Dan Bergeron RV-7A - N307TB 352 hours since first flight on 04/08/09 On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 4:38 PM, wrote: > Are there any guidelines I can use to size doubler panels for the > antenna installations? Can=92t find anything in AC43-13 except standard > rivet spacing. For the bent-whip comm antenna, I have chosen a location > between the passenger left footwell and aft side of the front spar. > Outboard and aft of the F807 bulkhead looks good for the blade transponde r > antenna. Both locations seem to be fairly common, but doubler size will > dictate how much surface area I need to provide. > > Stan Loer > RV-8 QB (very slow) > > * > =========== =========== =========== =========== > * > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv8-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV8-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/rv8-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv8-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.