X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:25:44 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms044pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1902245 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:37:49 -0500 Received: from [192.168.111.2] ([70.19.37.9]) by vms044.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JEF005LFN6G73W1@vms044.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:37:29 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:37:26 -0500 From: Kevin Kossi Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Ground Plane In-reply-to: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Message-id: <7113441E-E645-4C2A-84AC-FCFB016AF5EC@airforcemechanical.com> MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-60--626365323 References: --Apple-Mail-60--626365323 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Lancair Avionics, told me to do it to make sure there is no problems with the belly antennas. Although the carbon is conductive, I don't think it has the same conductivity as a metal, as it is mixed with epoxy. Kevin On Mar 5, 2007, at 12:13 AM, marv@lancair.net wrote: > Snip: > Posted for "Bryan Burr" : > So my question is that if carbon is a great conductor why is another > conductive coating needed to improve the ground plane? In aluminum > aircraft > nothing more is added to the antenna mount area. > Snip Kevin Kossi Legacy 76% New York Continental IO-550-EXP 10:1 Single Lightspeed Single Slick Mag Hartzell HC-H3YF-2UFX/FC7391D-3X. Full feathering, counterweighted, 3 blade --Apple-Mail-60--626365323 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Lancair=A0Avionics, told me to = do it to make sure there is no problems with the belly antennas.

Although=A0the carbon is = conductive, I don't think it has the same=A0conductivity=A0as a metal, = as it is mixed with=A0epoxy.


Kevin

On Mar 5, 2007, at 12:13 = AM, marv@lancair.net = wrote:

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Posted for "Bryan Burr" <bjburr@mwheli.com>:
=A0So my = question is that if carbon is a great conductor why is another =
conductive coating needed to improve the ground plane? In aluminum = aircraft
nothing more is added to the antenna mount area.
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Kevin = Kossi
Legacy=A076%
New = York=A0
Continental IO-550-EXP
10:1=A0Single = Lightspeed=A0Single Slick Mag
Hartzell=A0 Full feathering, counterweighted, 3 = blade=A0



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