RogerT
Cleared for Takeoff
I'm in the process of putting a Searey back together. My hangar partner bought it a few months ago in pieces in a trailer. Hopefully the pic came across.
The transponder was mounted up behind the pilot. Who knows why. I've moved it to the panel. The antenna is mounted above the cockpit on the underside of the wing. That means RG58 about 8 or 9 ft long. I'm thinking about moving it to the front deck in front of the windshield for a shorter run. I don't know that the current location is that good. I know I'd have to make a ground plane behind the fiberglass deck panel. Ideas? Thoughts? Suggestions? I guess changing to RG400 is an option too.
Thanks.
RT
The transponder was mounted up behind the pilot. Who knows why. I've moved it to the panel. The antenna is mounted above the cockpit on the underside of the wing. That means RG58 about 8 or 9 ft long. I'm thinking about moving it to the front deck in front of the windshield for a shorter run. I don't know that the current location is that good. I know I'd have to make a ground plane behind the fiberglass deck panel. Ideas? Thoughts? Suggestions? I guess changing to RG400 is an option too.
Thanks.
RT