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n223rv(at)wolflakeairport
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:17 am Post subject: XM Antenna through Fiberglass?

I have had success  mounting the GPS antenna under the fiberglass cowl, so I thought I'd try it with  my XM antenna.  It seems to work, but not as well.  The weather seems  to take longer to download and the music is spotty at times.  I don't know  if it is because I have it close to the baffles and it may be blocking reception  during climbs in certain directions, or if it is because of the  fiberglass.

  

 Has anyone had  success mounting theirs under fiberglass??  Does anyone know if it should  work?

 Thanks

 -Mike  Kraus

 RV-4  flying

 RV-10  building

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brian.kraut(at)engalt.com
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:37 am Post subject: XM Antenna through Fiberglass?

I had  one in my KR-2 under the fiberglass turtledeck and it worked fine.  I would  worry more about the heat than anything under the cowl.

  

 

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sjhdcl(at)kingston.net
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:04 am Post subject: XM Antenna through Fiberglass?

I had mine under the VS fairing and it didn't work well at all.

XM should and does work under fiberglass but as you experienced the signal

is degraded.

Also try and not splice the antenna wire.  Its hard since the connector is

larger but I replaced my XM

antenna with one that was not spliced and placed it on my windshield.  The

reception is perfect.

Not only is the tiny wire hard to work into a connector, but the shielding

must be kept in place.



Steve

RV7A

Flying



I have had success mounting the GPS antenna under the fiberglass cowl,

so I thought I'd try it with my XM antenna.  It seems to work, but not

as well.  The weather seems to take longer to download and the music is

spotty at times.  I don't know if it is because I have it close to the

baffles and it may be blocking reception during climbs in certain

directions, or if it is because of the fiberglass.



Has anyone had success mounting theirs under fiberglass??  Does anyone

know if it should work?

Thanks

-Mike Kraus

RV-4 flying

RV-10 building

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dane(at)mutualace.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:57 am Post subject: XM Antenna through Fiberglass?

Mike  

Do you have metal flake paint on the fiberglass?  Dick Martin informed me it did affect his antennas in his wing tips. I assume it would do the same in receiving the XM signal  

   

Dane Sheahen  

N838RV RV8a  

     

Subject: XM Antenna through Fiberglass?  

  

     

I have had success mounting the GPS antenna under the fiberglass cowl, so I thought I'd try it with my XM antenna.  It seems to work, but not as well.  The weather seems to take longer to download and the music is spotty at times.  I don't know if it is because I have it close to the baffles and it may be blocking reception during climbs in certain directions, or if it is because of the fiberglass.  

    

   

    

Has anyone had success mounting theirs under fiberglass??  Does anyone know if it should work?  

    

Thanks  

    

-Mike  Kraus  

    

RV-4 flying  

    

RV-10 building  

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