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Re: Where's the best place to buy VHF and TX antenna

Subject: Re: Where's the best place to buy VHF and TX antenna
From: Fergus Kyle <fkyle@bigwave.ca>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 22:27:49
                s from?

David Glauser wrote:
> 
> I sure hope not! :-) The trick is to keep the strobe wires and the
> antenna cable as far apart as possible. I am running the strobe
> wires along the rear face of the spar just below the top surface
> of the wing. The antenna wire runs along the bottom surface as far
> from the spar as possible. The proof won't be available for a
> long time.
> 
> David
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: Where's the best place to buy VHF and TX
> antennas from?
> 
> David,
> 
> Will there be any problem with noise from wing tip mounted strobes and
> 
> the nav antenna in the wing?  I realize the real bugaboo would be with
> 
> the com (which you've isolated nicely) but I'm just curious.  If not,
> this sounds like the way for us to go with our airplane.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve G.
> 
> David Glauser wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > I bought one of Bob's nav antennas, 2 of the com antennas, and his
> > transponder antenna. All are used by most local homebuilders with
> > excellent results. They don't look like any other antennas I've
> > seen for sale. The performance is great, though. The VOR antenna
> > is placed inside the XS wing, outside of the outermost rib. (It
> > was necessary to cut a small slit in the rib to accommodate the
> > antenna.) I will place 1 com antenna inside the vertical fin and
> > the other in the fuselage.
> >
> > David
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Subject: Where's the best place to buy VHF and TX
> > antennas
> > from?
> >
> > GERAINT L OWENS wrote:
> > "Where's the best place to buy VHF and TX antennas from?  Don't
> > particularly fancy making up my own."
> >
> > Geraint, you might like to try Bob Archer's products.  I know of
> > several
> > Europas that are using his antennas.  They are priced around $60 USD
> 
> > for
> > each of the Com and TX.  He is quite familiar with our plane and can
> 
> > give
> > you some recommended installation tips.
> >
> > Bob Archer Antennas
> > 21818 Ocean Ave
> > Torrance, CA 90503
> > tel 310-316-8796
> >
> > Erich Trombley
> > A028
> > Tucson, AZ
Cheers:
        It's a bit late now but I might mention that I am running two
generators for the U.S. wingtips lights, one in each tip (cits down on
cross-plane "noise", with the synchronising line between them in
grounded coax.
Happy landings
Ferg #A064



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