X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp110.plus.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.53.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with SMTP id 1034772 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:33:09 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.190.53.35; envelope-from=prvt_pilot@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 87252 invoked from network); 15 Mar 2006 13:32:00 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Received:Reply-To:From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:In-Reply-To:X-MimeOLE:Importance; b=B8PGtXRa4471zin9GNFdwBQ0okVuXAm0DJOYP1kXi3TcAXl84+fYxCvN+rxNd+eaZ2wDF5iMHFg6uU4bATK0BxrGof648dhw0yKaupLcKvAgvSHnhTP4oDL9c7J4GJq245T8SiHDpHbSq+gqVkKLVjnPH6a0Ft/nDaWUqBgtHK0= ; Received: from unknown (HELO stevehome) (prvt?pilot@71.0.19.116 with login) by smtp110.plus.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 15 Mar 2006 13:32:00 -0000 Reply-To: From: "Steve Brooks" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] What about this antenna. Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:35:11 -0500 Message-ID: <007e01c64835$4993fe20$0302a8c0@workgroup.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_007F_01C6480B.60BDF620" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007F_01C6480B.60BDF620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dave, Looks like it could be a 1/4 wave antenna, but when they encapsulated like that, it could be a folded dipole, or almost anything else you can imagine. If you can measure the length, you can determine the frequency at which it operates. The only way to tell for sure is if you had a spectrum analyzer, or a grid dip meter, you could determine at what frequency it operates. See if you can find a military avionics shop. They could probably figure it out. Steve Brooks -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of David Leonard Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 6:53 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] What about this antenna. This is a picture of the antenna on the wreckage of a MiG-29 that is lying around our base. I am trying to "acquire" it, thinking that it is a VOR antenna and would make a neat addition to N4VY. I will not be easy for it to end up in my possession, so not worth it if it is not going to work.... anyone with more experience? -- LCDR William Leonard Mobile FRSS C HSC HQ Unit 42135 FPO AP 96426-1235 Follow the Iraq blog at: http://leonardiniraq.blogspot.com Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY My other websites at: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_007F_01C6480B.60BDF620 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dave,

Looks=20 like it could be a 1/4 wave antenna, but when they = encapsulated like=20 that, it could be a folded dipole, or almost anything else you can=20 imagine. If you can measure the length, you can determine the = frequency at=20 which it operates. The only way to tell for sure is if you had a = spectrum=20 analyzer, or a grid dip meter, you could determine at what frequency it=20 operates. See if you can find a military avionics shop. They could = probably figure it out.

Steve=20 Brooks

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of David=20 Leonard
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 6:53 = AM
To: Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] What about this=20 antenna.

This is a picture of the antenna on the = wreckage=20 of a MiG-29 that is lying around our base. I am trying to = "acquire"=20 it, thinking that it is a VOR antenna and would make a neat addition = to=20 N4VY. I will not be easy for it to end up in my possession, so = not worth=20 it if it is not going to work.... anyone with more experience? =
--
LCDR William Leonard
Mobile FRSS
C HSC = HQ
Unit=20 42135
FPO AP 96426-1235

Follow the Iraq blog at:
http://leonardiniraq.blogspot.= com=20

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
My other websites at:
http://memb= ers.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html
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