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John Wighton
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 Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:01 am Post subject: ELT installation - whip aerial |
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I have just received a Kannad 406 Compact ELT which came with the AV-200 whip antenna. I was originally hoping to just screw the ELT down and use a whip attached directly to the unit. However, l wondered if anyone had fitted a remote whip inside their aircraft? The AV-200 comes with a small ground plane plate, so l guess a fin LE installation may be possible (using a 2-3m cable to the ELT head unit). Any feedback or advise on the installation is welcome. An external antenna is an option but the new Sky4Covers l just paid for will then need to be modified!
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frans(at)privatepilots.nl
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| Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:01 am Post subject: ELT installation - whip aerial |
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On 06/19/2010 07:01 PM, John Wighton wrote:
| Quote: | I have just received a Kannad 406 Compact ELT which came with the
AV-200 whip antenna. I was originally hoping to just screw the ELT
down and use a whip attached directly to the unit. However, l
wondered if anyone had fitted a remote whip inside their aircraft?
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Yep. My ELT can only work with a remote whip. I installed it behind the
D-panel. Inside the airplane of course. You don't need a real ground
panel, I used a perforated alu strip for that, running to the rear of
the aircraft.
| Quote: | The AV-200 comes with a small ground plane plate, so l guess a fin LE
installation may be possible (using a 2-3m cable to the ELT head
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Do not do this if you have the COM antenna in the tail! The ELT antenna
is still supposed to transmit a 121.5 homing signal, and is therefore
tuned in the COM band. With such a close proximity to the other COM
antenna, you can expect all kinds of problems for your COM unit, even if
the ELT is not active. I can explain them if you want, but it is
probably enough if I just warn you to keep a healty distance between the
two antenna's. The D-panel is a good location.
Frans
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John Wighton
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| Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:02 am Post subject: Re: ELT installation - whip aerial |
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Frans,
Yes that's good advice, the D-panel is easier to access as well. I will have a look at the posibilities next week when l manage to get to the airfield again.
Have you wired the remote switch in? I was going to leave the actuation to ARM and use the ON switch if possible during evacuation of A/C.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 12:59 pm Post subject: ELT installation - whip aerial |
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On 06/20/2010 09:02 PM, John Wighton wrote:
| Quote: | Frans, Yes that's good advice, the D-panel is easier to access as
well. I will have a look at the posibilities next week when l manage
to get to the airfield again. Have you wired the remote switch in?
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Yep, but only because it is mandatory here. If I would have the choice,
I would just use a PLB instead of an ELT. The PLB can be used for other
purposes as well, and you can easily take it with you in case you have
to ditch. The ELT will sink to the bottom together with the ship.
Furthermore, I'm not convinced that in a serious crash, where you are
not able to walk away from, the ELT with separate antenna will survice
as one working unit.
| Quote: | was going to leave the actuation to ARM and use the ON switch if
possible during evacuation of A/C.
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I would do it that way if mounting the silly remote switch "within the
view of the pilot" wasn't a mandatory thing.
Frans
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