Mike,
Consider moving the unit inside the cockpit so you can get to it
for testing and If you need it, you can take it with you. I mounted mine
behind the pilot on the side of the fuselage. Mine is an AmeriKing also
and it can be taken with you. I mounted the antenna vertical just behind
the upper bulkhead so the antenna was vertical and just touched the "D"
panel. I secured the top of the antenna with a plastic tube reduxed to
the back of the "D" panel. This way it remains vertical and will move
out of the way when the D panel is removed. The ground plane is 6
copper strips radiating from the base mount that are glassed to the
bottom of the fuselage with one layer of bid.
Jim Nelson
N15JN
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