REFLECTOR: Transponder antenna

Sid Knox sbjknox at earthlink.net
Sat May 19 21:21:01 CDT 2007


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Emanuel Lewis" <elewis8 at nycap.rr.com>



> I mounted my transponder antenna in the strake at the wing-strake joint.
> I have had chronic problems with reception,.....snip...

> What's the latest thinking on mounting the transponder antenna for maximum 
> range?
> Manny Lewis

I can't claim "maximum range" but mine works well with a Terra xpondt (a 
minor miracle there!) and the antenna (1/4 wavelength vertical) is mounted 
thru the skin beneath the front passenger seat.  The ground-plane is a piece 
of copper window screen hot-glued to the inside of the skin.  BNC female 
connector for attachment to xpondr coax.



Sid Knox
Oklahoma

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