Clay & Carly Dunsworth <[email protected]> writes: > Does any one use the Q2G2 ignitors for ejection charges?
Yes, we use them regularly. > I am down to two ematches and ordered some Q2G2 in hopes of using them for a > few flights this Sunday. > Hopefully I can get them by Saturday afternoon for a bench test. That's always a good idea :-) > 1. is it best to mount the altimeter the furthest aft I can, and bend > the antenna at the top. No, if it's not straight, it won't work nearly as well. > Would protruding the forward bulkhead and allowing the antenna the extra 2" > enhance the link.? Yes. If the bulkhead is non-conductive, this is what I generally do. On 'fancy' airframes, I even take a piece of acrylic tubing and make a nice little cavity for the antenna forward of the bulkhead. > I don't think protruding into the payload bay would assist in any way as the > packing of the materials would bend the antenna. Right, hence the acrylic tubing. > I think this would provide the best wiring setup, but again has the draw > backs of having the antenna in an active area, not safely in the av > bay. On smaller airframes (38mm), we've done this too -- just run the whole length of the antenna through the forward bulkhead and then carefully pack the bay so that the antenna is reasonably straight. > Writing this, I think one of those clear poly antenna tubes from the RC toys > may be the ticket. I can even put a dap of epoxy on the end to seal it off. Yup. I get clear acrylic tubing from TAP plastics around here. -keith
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