REFLECTOR: Fw: ELT installation

Brett Ferrell reflector at velocityxl.com
Wed Dec 14 08:32:56 CST 2011


I made a small ground plane for my 406 (Artex), and it works flawlessly. I
accidentally triggered it in my   closed hangar and the USAF was on my cell
phone in about 10 seconds.    Brett


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  From: Douglas Holub
  To: reflector at tvbf.org
  Subject: REFLECTOR: Fw: ELT installation
  Sent: 14 Dec '11 08:51


 
----- Original Message -----
FROM: [LINK: mailto:douglas.holub at gmail.com] Douglas   Holub
TO: [LINK: mailto:reflector at tvbf.org] Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders
list
SENT: Thursday, March 10, 2011 9:54 AM
SUBJECT: Re: REFLECTOR: ELT installation


A 1/2 wave dipole antenna is commonly used. For 406   MHz, 468/406 = 1.15
feet total length, or each leg about 7 inches long. You can   make a dipole
antenna with a piece of coax and copper foil tape. I mounted my   121.5 MHz
ELT on the side of the fuselage near the main spar. Picture attached.
 
Doug Holub
Standard FG, 130 hrs
----- Original Message -----
FROM:    [LINK: mailto:sturm615 at msn.com] MARK STURM
TO: [LINK: mailto:reflector at tvbf.org] reflector at tvbf.org
SENT: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 10:01    PM
SUBJECT: REFLECTOR: ELT   installation


Alll
I'm installing a new 406 ELT.  It comes with a    14" whip antenna that I'd
naturally like to mount inside, out of the    wind.  The manual calls for
building a ground plane with metallic tape,    forming 6-8 radials of 24"
each.  I'd sure like to know 1) where are    others mounting their ELT
antenna, and 2) where could you possibly form a 48"    diameter ground
plane inside the aircraft?  Other options?  Thanks    in advance.
Mark


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