X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:36:06 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.mc.net ([209.172.128.4] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with SMTP id 1000211 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:49:58 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.172.128.4; envelope-from=jerry@mc.net Received: (qmail 17964 invoked from network); 13 Jun 2005 14:49:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO DJS6ZV41) (209.112.94.230) by mail.mc.net with SMTP; 13 Jun 2005 14:49:12 -0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <013901c57027$12706b40$e65e70d1@DJS6ZV41> From: "Jerry Grimmonpre" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: VOR atennas X-Original-Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 09:49:12 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Rating: mail.mc.net 1.6.2.pk.2 0/1000/N Ed ... when you say you installed on the belly and you can't even see it, can you expand on that? Did you glass over the cat whisker on the e-glass skin, or mount it on the surface and therefore sticking out into the slip stream? Many thanks for an answer ... Jerry Grimmonpre Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 11:18 AM Subject: [LML] Re: VOR atennas >I flat gave up on my Bob Archer VOR/LOC/GS antenna. It worked well tracking >VOR's such as airways, but was very inconsistent when used for >localizer/glideslope or even VOR approach work (lower frequencies in the >range). I installed the Lancair Avionics offered cat whisker on the belly >of my ES and you can't even see it. What a difference having a real >antenna, it is completely reliable and dead nuts on. I can no longer blame >the antenna for s-turning down the localizer. ....8-) > > Ed Rosiak > Super ES