KR> ELT Antenna - Com antenna
Thanks Dan, Do you have the specification (plan) of your Com antenna. How does it compare with the standard com antenna? Christo Theron "Maybe some do have internal antenna, but mine has a hand held version of the antenna and one for installation in the aircraft. Here is the visual on the one installed in the aircraft. http://krbuilder.org/Electrical/index.html
KR> ELT, APRS, etc.
On 2/22/2011 7:07 PM, Dave Dunwoodie wrote: > > In looking at your APRS setup, it looks like you have something that is > nearly self contained. Is that possibly a Byonics MicroTrak 300 ? I'd > really like to know!!! Take a look at the MT-RTG which is self contained and includes the radio in the box, with a small puck GPS external: http://www.byonics.com/microtrak/mt-rtg.php I have one in my plane and can highly recommend it. -Dj -- Dj Merrill - N1JOV Glastar Sportsman 2+2 Builder #7118 N421DJ - http://deej.net/sportsman/ Please use Netiquette Guidelines http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855 Kindly TRIM your email replies and post AFTER the relevant text
KR> NZ Earth Quake
To all those KR family and friends in NZ, we are thinking of you all. Hope you guys are OK. Best of luck to you all. Phil Matheson SAAA Ch 37 http://www.philskr2.50megs.com/
KR> ELT, APRS, etc.
Thanks to everybody that offered thoughts and hints! I really appreciate it! Mark, thanks for the picture!!! It looks like the inside of my plane! Everything is almost identical! Amazing!!! What I lack is APRS, and it sounds like a very good idea. I have a VHF/UHF handheld wired in as COM3, and it is idle almost 100% of the time. This would be a good candidate for APRS, interfaced with something like a TinyTrak3 from Byonics. There's a Garmin 196 in the panel, so it is just a matter of pulling more wires. I think 30% of the airplane's weight is in the wiring. In looking at your APRS setup, it looks like you have something that is nearly self contained. Is that possibly a Byonics MicroTrak 300 ? I'd really like to know!!! As for my ELT antenna, it will be moving indoors as soon as weather permits. Everybody else is already in there, and there's always room for one more. The one exception is the XPDR/DME post which will remain mounted to the bottom, almost exactly as depicted in your picture. I already got rid of the 6" diameter school bus strobes top and bottom and went to wingtip. Hopefully that will drop the RF interference a tad, and maybe give me 1-2 knots more... I haven't made any progress on trim rings for the instruments yet. The search continues. It is starting to look like perhaps a 3D printer output might do the trick. Thanks again, Dave.
KR> ELT Requirements, External ELT Antenna
Yes, they are required on any aircraft that can carry passengers. At least, the single place used to be exempt. Maybe some do have internal antenna, but mine has a hand held version of the antenna and one for installation in the aircraft. Here is the visual on the one installed in the aircraft. http://krbuilder.org/Electrical/index.html Near the bottom of the thumbnail pics. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2011 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN There is a time for building and it never seems to end. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -Original Message- 1. Is an ELT required? 2. What about an internal ELT antenna
