I just acquired an ACK model E-01 ELT. I went with this because it is the most inexpensive way to be legal, I'll upgrade when I begin to do some serious flying out of the valley. My problem is the installation instructions say to mount the antenna 1.6 meters (5') from the comm antenna. My comm antenna is about 16" behind the seatback, that only leaves 3' to the most aft location in the fuselage that I can easily mount the antenna with some sort of a ground plane. How important is the 5' separation?
Thanks, Pete Gauthier KR builder Woodburn, OR
