REFLECTOR:Stormscope antennae

Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:53:29 -0500

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I have a Strikefinder with the sensor mounted on a small aluminum ground
plane in the tip of the nose, ahead of the nose gear when retracted.  No
landing light in the nose.  The system works well unless the alternator is
on (which makes the whole thing about useless).  Does anyone have a
suggestion to eliminate or reduce alternator interference?  I tried a
capacitor? from a Cessna that goes from the alternator output to ground.
All it did was change the shape of the "storm"" on the display.

Thanks,

Dave Scharfenberg
std/RG

on 6/10/03 12:41 AM, Rich Guerra at rich@rguerra.com wrote:

Mack,
How did you deal with the ground plane (10 square feet??) with the antenna
mounted at canard tip?  Has anyone put the antenna/ground plane elsewhere
(and had the system work reasonably well)?  Under seats?  In nose above
landing light? In space at strake/wing junction?

Obviously, every VELO is different in terms of equipment, routing of wiring,
etc. but are there areas that are most commonly found to be electrically
"quiet" during skin mapping noted by those of you who might have done this?

Wayne, why did mounting on belly far away from electronics not work?  Does
fiberglass shell interfere with detection?  Or only carbon fiber components?
Rich Guerra

Hi Wayne
We mounted the antenna under the canard tip. It works good except indicates
false WX at 6/o clock after pitch trim. Then quick clear and back to normal
Mack Murphree

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I have a Strikefinder with the sensor mounted on a small aluminum ground pl=
ane in the tip of the nose, ahead of the nose gear when retracted. &nbsp;No =
landing light in the nose. &nbsp;The system works well unless the alternator=
 is on (which makes the whole thing about useless). &nbsp;Does anyone have a=
 suggestion to eliminate or reduce alternator interference? &nbsp;I tried a =
capacitor? from a Cessna that goes from the alternator output to ground. &nb=
sp;All it did was change the shape of the &quot;storm&quot;&quot; on the dis=
play. 
 
 
Thanks, 
 
Dave Scharfenberg 
std/RG 
 
 
on 6/10/03 12:41 AM, Rich Guerra at rich@rguerra.com wrote: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>Mack, 
How did you deal with the ground plane (10 square feet??) with the antenna =
mounted at canard tip? &nbsp;Has anyone put the antenna/ground plane elsewhe=
re (and had the system work reasonably well)? &nbsp;Under seats? &nbsp;In no=
se above landing light? In space at strake/wing junction? 
 
Obviously, every VELO is different in terms of equipment, routing of wiring=
, etc. but are there areas that are most commonly found to be electrically &=
quot;quiet&quot; during skin mapping noted by those of you who might have do=
ne this? 
 
Wayne, why did mounting on belly far away from electronics not work? &nbsp;=
Does fiberglass shell interfere with detection? &nbsp;Or only carbon fiber c=
omponents? 
Rich Guerra 
 
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ayne 
We mounted the antenna under the canard tip. It works good except indicates=
 false WX at 6/o clock after pitch trim. Then quick clear and back to normal=
 
Mack Murphree 
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