Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 12:20:46 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web41012.mail.yahoo.com ([66.218.93.11] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b1) with SMTP id 2084783 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:04:33 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <20030324160432.2551.qmail@web41012.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [165.247.227.47] by web41012.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 08:04:32 PST X-Original-Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 08:04:32 -0800 (PST) From: Jim Thomas Subject: Locating the ELT Antenna X-Original-To: New Mail List Lancair MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I have mounted my comm, txp, and marker beacon antennas on my Legacy but now need to locate the ELT antenna. I see three options here. 1. Mount an external antenna on top of the fuselage 2. Mount an external antenna on the belly of the fuselage 3. Mount an internal antenna The antennas that come with most ELTs are just a thin wires and in my mind not designed to handle Legacy speeds. Also, they would not look too appropriate on a sleek airframe like the Lancairs especially if mounted on the top of the fuselage. I am concerned that an internally mounted antenna will not work effectively due to the carbon skin blocking the signal and that a belly mounted antenna would not effectively transmit to the receiving satellites. One builder suggested a ribbon antenna bonded across the back of the seat, however the length of the antenna is longer than the width of the seat requiring the antenna to be bent or trimmed. I am curious as to what other builders have done or are planning to do for the installation of their ELT antennas. Also, does anyone know of any test data showing the effectiveness of the various installations? Jim Thomas Legacy #166 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com