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tonyvaccarella

Joined: 10 Sep 2014
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Location: Australia

Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:27 pm Post subject: Location of VOR - Nav antenna

Hi all,

 

I need to install a VOR antenna on my Europa XS. The previous owner had some co-axial cable running through the stabiliser and protruding external in the rudder well (about mid way up). I dont know what his plans were but since the stabiliser is closed, Im trying to determine where and how the antenna (cats whiskers) can me installed. Since I dont think I would be the first person to have faced this challenge, I hope to dip into the font of knowledge of this forum.

Regards from Sydney

Tony

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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 12:27 am Post subject: Location of VOR - Nav antenna

Tony It seems most probable that it is a coms antenna 

buried in the fin, which is the natural place for it and 

it would be simple enough to connect it to a radio to 

test. I have found that it works very nicely to have the 

Nav antenna stuck to the roof just aft of the baggage bay 

 bulkhead, (and the transponder aerial on the floor 

alongside the tail weight support tower, and the GPS 

antenna/ae in the space overhead between the two doors)

All the best with your build, David Joyce, G-XSDJ

On Thu,  2 Oct 2014 16:27:07 -0700

  "tonyvaccarella" <tony(at)weimagine.com.au> wrote:

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<tony(at)weimagine.com.au>

 

 Hi all,

 

 I need to install a VOR antenna on my Europa XS. The 

previous owner had some co-axial cable running through 

the stabiliser and protruding external in the rudder well 

(about mid way up). I dont know what his plans were but 

since the stabiliser is closed, Im trying to determine 

where and how the antenna (cats whiskers) can me 

installed. Since I dont think I would be the first person 

to have faced this challenge, I hope to dip into the font 

of knowledge of this forum.

 Regards from Sydney

 Tony

 

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 Sydney Australia

 

 

 

 

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rampil

Joined: 04 May 2007
Posts: 870

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:44 am Post subject: Re: Location of VOR - Nav antenna

G'day Tony,

Before you hit transmit after hooking a Comm radio to an unknown piece of

coax, first check to make sure it is not shorted out, then see if you can borrow an VHF SWR meter from a local amateur radio operator to see if the antenna

is tuned to anything close to the comm band.

Failure to do a reality check made fry the output stage of your radio



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tonyvaccarella

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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Location of VOR - Nav antenna

Hi David,



Thanks for the tip regarding the VOR antenna aft of the baggage bay. Makes perfect sense and easier to get to.

Thanks Ira,



Im lucky that I work for an Avionics company that I can borrow the SWR meter - I will make good use of it



Regards,

Tony

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