Author: "lucky macy" <luckymacy@...> Time: Sat Mar 20, 2004 6:10 am PST Link
I'd like to make a custom ELT antenna to fit under my VS. The King antenna
is too long so instead of cutting it down I thought I'd save it for my UHF
comm needs later on.
I saw an example of a copper strip bonded to the inside of the empennage
fairing and somehow made to work with the supplied ELT antenna cable. I
don't know how he supported the BNC connector but would rather avoid doing
it that way alltogether.
I searched through ACS online and even wrote them an email asking for some
lengths of possible pre-made ELT replacement antennas and received no reply.
It's been a few days so I don't think that's going anywhere.
So why not just make one myself too out of soft SS like the stock antenna?
As I looked into it I even considered using the telescoping antenna which
comes with the ELT since it also already had a BNC adapter on the bottom but
that would mean modifiying the base of the antenna to be mountable to the
mini-bulkhead just in front of the Horisontal Stab. The telescoping antenna
isn't meant for that. I could try to mount it using clamps to keep it in
place and away from touching anything but would rather not.
Anyone have a web site showing a solution to this or otherwise have a simple
solution idea? It's duplicating the threaded base of the antenna which I
can't seem to find a supply for.
thanks in advance,
lucky
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