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 Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:19 pm Post subject: Antenna Opinions, experiance and thoughts appreciated |
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| Quote: | My painter puts blue tape streamers on the bent belly antennas so his dogs don't run into them.
Robin
Rob Kochman <rv10rob(at)gmail.com> wrote:
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The "cat whiskers" problem is no joke. I didn't think much of it when my fuselage was on sawhorses, but once I got it up on the gear, I realized it's right at little-kid-running-around eye height. I haven't heard of any incidents, but I think if/when I go to airshows I'll bring a couple foam clown noses or tennis balls to put on there.
-Rob
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Bob Turner <bobturner(at)alum.rpi.edu (bobturner(at)alum.rpi.edu)> wrote:
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Everyone has their own opinion. The Archer nav antenna - since it is well matched to the VOR horizontal polarization - works almost as well as an external antenna. I have never had an issue with it or an approach, whether ILS or VOR. The only issue is enroute, where a cross fix more than 40 nm away might be hard to get, if it's on the 'wrong' side of the airframe.
For me the VOR has become a backup, since I use the GPS as primary 99.9% of the time. Besides, I'm always afraid I'll poke my eyes out on cat whiskers!
Also, I have Whelan strobes in the wing tip, no issues.
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Bob Turner
RV-10 QB
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