X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:25:54 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173001pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3013238 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:57:08 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.1; envelope-from=tom.gourley@verizon.net Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.132.4]) by vms173001.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0K3K009LLDHVB4LA@vms173001.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:56:22 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:56:16 -0700 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: WAAS antennas X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <002e01c8df13$dce2c180$640610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01C8DED9.2FB21A90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C8DED9.2FB21A90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "I just had an existing 430 converted to WAAS and added another new 430W = to my stack. According to the radio shop the antennas MUST be installed = externally and in a certain configuration (not next to one another). = According to the shop Garmin mandates that their authorized shops = install them this way or not at all." About a year ago I helped a friend with a 430 to 430W upgrade on his = Legacy. As I recall the upgrade included a new, higher gain, antenna. = We mounted it in the same place as his original antenna; i.e. inside the = wingtip. It's mounted on an aluminum plate that is attached to the = inside of the wingtip access panel and bent so that it places the = antenna near the upper surface of the wingtip skin. This was done = primarily to provide room for the TNC connector. His 430W is working = nicely. Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C8DED9.2FB21A90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

"I just = had an=20 existing 430 converted to WAAS and added another new 430W to my = stack. =20 According to the radio shop the antennas MUST be installed externally = and in a=20 certain configuration (not next to one another). According to the = shop=20 Garmin mandates that their authorized shops install them this way or not = at=20 all."

About a year ago I helped a friend with = a 430 to=20 430W upgrade on his Legacy. As I recall the upgrade included a = new, higher=20 gain, antenna. We mounted it in the same place as his original = antenna;=20 i.e. inside the wingtip. It's mounted on an aluminum plate that is = attached to the inside of the wingtip access panel and bent so that it = places=20 the antenna near the upper surface of the wingtip skin. This was = done=20 primarily to provide room for the TNC connector. His 430W is = working=20 nicely.

Tom Gourley

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