Hi Paul, Flarm definitely provide two antennas. I used to purchase diferent antennas for NZ , and Australia
Europe is on I think around 870MHZ, and Australia on 920Mhz. It is possible to get a wideband antenna, but performance is very low on these. So, yes, they are dual compatible, and YES they dont work so well. FYI, Flarm portables and Flarm CORE or its derivatives use different antenna connectiosn. One One is SMA and one is RP SMA. This was to do with US FCC regs . To make things worse, the ADSB Receive antenna on the Flarms also uses an SMA. *The best solution is to buy a high gain antenna tuned for 920MHZ with the correct connector.* Mark On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 2:41 PM, Casey Jay Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > Do Flarm provide tuned antennas for the two regions? I don't believe they > do. The Portable specs say they're dual compatible with both. > > Given how close the two frequencies are, they may have tuned for the > middle ground? > > Slap it in, do a range check and assess the results (both you and another > glider to check both transmit and receive). Though by the time you've gone > to this work and expense, you'll be wondering why you didn't just buy a new > antenna ;) > > CJ > > iPhone Transmission > > On 31 Oct 2016, at 12:19, Richard Frawley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Correct. > > They are inexpensive. > > > > On 31 Oct 2016, at 2:08 PM, Mark Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear WPP, > > Your European Flarm Antenna is not tuned to the Frequencies Flarm use in > Australia. > > What you need is a new Flarm Antenna. > > Your helpful ex-Flarm man > > Mark > > > On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Adam Woolley <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> I've just imported a new glider from EUR, it sports a flarm antenna with >> the wrong connection for my Australian PowerFlarm. >> >> I don't want to buy a new antenna & I don't want to use an adaptor to >> change the sex of the lead. >> >> Does anyone know where to buy a flarm connector to solder onto the end of >> my current lead, or have a solution for me? >> >> >> Thanks in advance, >> WPP >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >> > > > > -- > Mark Fisher > Managing Director > Swift Performance Equipment > Unit 2, 1472 Boundary Rd > Wacol 4076 > Australia > Ph: +61 7 3879 3005 > Fax: +61 7 36076277 > www.spe.com.au > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > -- Mark Fisher Managing Director Swift Performance Equipment Unit 2, 1472 Boundary Rd Wacol 4076 Australia Ph: +61 7 3879 3005 Fax: +61 7 36076277 www.spe.com.au
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