X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:03:28 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with ESMTP id 3410342 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:26:30 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.252.42; envelope-from=tom.gourley@verizon.net Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.125.236]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0KCY001BDOMVNUB0@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:25:50 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:25:43 -0800 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] metalic paint X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <297DE23CCB074096BA92F2E6AC89BB3A@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001F_01C96E5F.2E118B60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C96E5F.2E118B60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I could be wrong (I frequently am, just ask my wife) but my impression = was that the only real concern involving metallic paint and antennas was = for GPS antennas, i.e. don't paint over a GPS antenna or place it behind = e-glass with metallic paint. GPS signals are lower level than com and = VOR signals and so are more easily blocked. Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C96E5F.2E118B60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I could be wrong (I frequently am, just = ask my=20 wife) but my impression was that the only real concern involving = metallic paint=20 and antennas was for GPS antennas, i.e. don't paint over a GPS antenna = or place=20 it behind e-glass with metallic paint. GPS signals are lower level = than=20 com and VOR signals and so are more easily blocked.

Tom Gourley

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