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capt_riney(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:47 pm Post subject: Icom External Antenna

I've got an icom A5 and would like to get an external antenna that I can mount on the belly of my Mark3.  Anyone out have any good recommendations? 



Mark Rinehart

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Richard Pike

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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:40 am Post subject: Re: Icom External Antenna

This looks pretty good. Ought to be able to easily modify it to fit, and it comes with it's own cable. I stuck an old ELT antenna on the cabin top of the FSII during the rebuild, and TRI apch ctl says it's clear as a bell on 125.50

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-VHF-antenna-121-5-and-243-MH-ELT-Grumman-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3caaa1ec9dQQitemZ260560776349QQptZMotorsQ5fAviationQ5fPartsQ5fGear

The picture is of one I made for the MKIII back in the 90's. Made a new one just like it because this one got rusty. Still works OK though. Directions to make it here:

http://www.bcchapel.org/pages/0003/pg9.htm



Richard Pike

MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)

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calvin(at)mlgc.com
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:47 am Post subject: Icom External Antenna

Mark,

 I have a simple Bipole antenna that works very well and does not require a 

ground plane. Only cost a few bucks to build.

Building instructions here http://chrusion.com/BJ7/InvVeeAntenna4ULs.pdf

Cal Anderson

Fisher 202 Koala

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 Subject: Icom External Antenna



 I've got an icom A5 and would like to get an external antenna that I can 

 mount

 on the belly of my Mark3.  Anyone out have any good recommendations?



 Mark Rinehart

 indy M3C

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rickofudall

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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:38 am Post subject: Icom External Antenna

If you want to go cheap, you can buy $15 worth of fittings and a BNC cable at Rat Shack, get a piece of 3/32" brazing rod and make your own. If you want to spend a little more (or maybe less depending on your scrounging ability) get the BNC cable and see what your local avionics shop has in the way of an antenna for a 121.5 ELT. 



Rick Girard



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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:01 am Post subject: Icom External Antenna

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 I've got an icom A5 and would like to get an external antenna that I can mount on the belly of my Mark3.  Anyone out have any good recommendations? 	


 I just use the original rubber duck antenna on the end of an extension cable.  Works fine.



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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:57 am Post subject: Icom External Antenna

I've got an icom A5 and would like to get an external antenna that I  can mount on the belly of my Mark3.  Anyone out have any good  recommendations? 

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 my dipole center is at the left side bottom of the  nose cone,  the center wire goes up the left side and accross the  top.  and the braided wire angels back on about a 45 deg  under the  floor.   the position was selected to give the best swr,    and both wires were cut to give the best swr's.  way cheep, way easy, and  nothing sticking outside to get bumped or bent. one watt radio will talk 150  miles plane to plane.   the signal report was good signal  but  with some background noise.   last week i had a hard time talking to  another plane (super cub) in the area,,,   but one of the  fbo's  who was further away heard me ok and relayed to the super cub.   made me think the radio setup in the cub was not up to par.   he could  hear the fbo   but the fbo is putting out 15 watts.

  

 boyd young

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