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peter(at)mather.com
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:39 am Post subject: Vor Antenna

Hi all

  

 After a long, cold (by UK standards) winter when it was too expensive to  heat the workshop, the weather has improved and building can restart. Over the  winter I've been pondering the panel/avionics and have just largely completed  the final panel layout and wiring (www.tailwindbuild.blogspot.com).  Originally I wasn't going to install a Nav radio but just picked up a Garmin  SL-30 cheap so am intending to use that. This means I need to locate a VOR  antenna so I'm interested in ideas for choosing and locating a VOR antenna in my  build. In my Vans, which has metal wings but fibreglass tips, I've installed a  Bob Archer antenna inside the wingtip which works very well. As I understand it  these rely on using the wing as a ground plane. Obviously this won't work on the  Tailwind. The easy solution is to put a normal V antenna on the VS but that  means a lot of wire back to the panel and more drag. Has anyone used any sort of  internal antenna, either wing or fuselage mounted successfully? Details would be  appreciated.

  

 Thanks

  

 Peter

  

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owenld(at)earthlink.net
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:22 am Post subject: Vor Antenna

Peter

 When I built N171E I put an antenna on the VS and one inside of the wing. Both worked fine but the one in the wing was weaker when the station was on the opposite side from the antenna. I finally used only the one on the VS. I probably oriented the antenna wires forward but can't remember for sure. I test flew N171E in 1978 so don't remember that detail.

 Lou Owen

 



  

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