I use 22 awg solid with PVC insulation, 17cm long with about 5mm stripped at
one end, in our production process. Note that "optimal" wire length is a
function of both operating frequency and installation environment, this size
has proven to work well in a variety of airframes...
Bdale
On May 1, 2019 10:44:07 PM MDT, Plugger Lockett <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Hi Terry,
>
>Thanks for the response, I appreciate it. What gauge of wire would you
>recommend? I'm pretty ignorant about these types of things to be
>honest.
>
>I wasn't planning on using a connector either, but I will have to
>remove
>the remaining bit of wire before putting the replacement on. I just
>wanted
>to ensure the whip antenna was nothing but a single wire soldered
>directly
>to the board and that I used a relatively "fit for purpose" wire for my
>antenna. hence my question about gauge. Any other specific wire
>recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Andrew
>
>On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 11:54 AM Terry <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Andrew,
>>
>> I just use a length of solid hook up wire about 6.5" long on my
>unit.
>> Works as good as or better than an expensive commercial antenna.
>Just
>> solder it directly to the board, no connector needed.
>>
>> Terry
>> On 4/30/2019 6:51 PM, Plugger Lockett wrote:
>>
>> Hi Bdale and Keith,
>>
>> Recently I flew my TeleGPS v1.0 on a non-nominal flight which
>resulted in
>> the telemetry/downlink antenna being sheared off. There might be an
>inch of
>> antenna remaining connected to the board. The board itself appears
>fine,
>> I'm able to connect to it via AltOS and everything appears to be
>working.
>> So it seems I only need to repair the antenna to get this tracker
>back in a
>> usable condition.
>>
>> Is this something I can easily repair myself? If so, can I get some
>> guidance on that including what I should use as a replacement
>antenna? If
>> it's something I should not attempt to do myself please let me know
>where I
>> should send it along with the costs associated with the repair and
>I'll get
>> the process started.
>>
>> Thanks for all of your help.
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Andrew Hamilton
>>
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