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mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.co
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:39 pm Post subject: transponder groundplane

Group,

  

   I went ahead and bought one of those TED 2.6" steel rod antennas

 for my transponder.

  

   I intended to installed it on the underside of my fuselage (steel frame

 with Poly Fiber covering).  I do have a piece of 21" X 23" of .050 AL

 under the left seat, snuggley laying on the fabric, and riveted on some

 edges.

   Would this be a good transponder groundplane?  I could very easily

 cut a 1/2" circle in the fabric, and mount the TED antenna directly

 against the aluminum sheet.

  

   Or, I could make a copper "X" groundplane, from some 1/2" wide

 copper tape I have, and secure this one to the fabric, leaving a clean

 1/2" hole in the fabric for the direct mounting of the antenna against

 the copper.

  

   If I make the copper X, how long should the legs be?  3" long enough?

  

 Thanks,  

 Mike welch

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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:19 pm Post subject: transponder groundplane

At 10:20 PM 1/24/2011, you wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		  Group,



   I went ahead and bought one of those TED 2.6" steel rod antennas

for my transponder.



   I intended to installed it on the underside of my fuselage (steel frame

with Poly Fiber covering).  I do have a piece of 21" X 23" of .050 AL

under the left seat, snuggley laying on the fabric, and riveted on some

edges.

   Would this be a good transponder groundplane?


	


   Yes.

   Bob . . .

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