X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:03 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp113.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.212] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with SMTP id 1314283 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:31:56 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.198.212; envelope-from=elippse@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 48756 invoked from network); 24 Jul 2006 23:31:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Computerroom) (elippse@sbcglobal.net@75.15.131.9 with login) by smtp113.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 24 Jul 2006 23:31:10 -0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <001001c6af79$4d9d0ec0$09830f4b@Computerroom> From: "Paul Lipps" X-Original-To: "Marv Kaye" Subject: ELT antenna X-Original-Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:31:32 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C6AF3E.9FDAFD40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C6AF3E.9FDAFD40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hamid The antenna he showed is very similar to what I put inside my = fuselage right behind the baggage compartment. Curved around the inside = of the fuselage that way, it has both a vertical and horizontal = component, regardless of how the fuselage may end up following an = "incident"! Believe me, that antenna will work, and it will work quite = well! To get the best performance, put a clamp-on ferrite on the coax = close up to the antenna feed-point, and, as you should always do = whenever possible with ANY antenna, bring the coax away from the antenna = perpendicular to the antenna axis to minimize antenna currents. That's a = much, much better antennna than a rubber-duckie, which you will find can = receive a signal on a hand-held over quite a distance! Look at the = little antenna they supply with the ELT to be used with the unit as a = hand-held. If that works, the inside antenna will work! ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C6AF3E.9FDAFD40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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    The antenna he showed is very = similar=20 to what I put inside my fuselage right behind the baggage compartment. = Curved=20 around the inside of the fuselage that way, it has both a vertical and=20 horizontal component, regardless of how the fuselage may end up = following an=20 "incident"! Believe me, that antenna will work, and it will work quite = well! To=20 get the best performance, put a clamp-on ferrite on the coax close up to = the=20 antenna feed-point, and, as you should always do whenever possible with = ANY=20 antenna, bring the coax away from the antenna perpendicular to the = antenna axis=20 to minimize antenna currents. That's a much, much better antennna than a = rubber-duckie, which you will find can receive a signal on a hand-held = over=20 quite a distance! Look at the little antenna they supply with the = ELT to be=20 used with the unit as a hand-held. If that works, the inside antenna = will=20 work!
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