Pietenpol-List: Re: Antennas
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 1997 2:19 pm
Original Posted By: Kevin McDonald
Michael D Cuy wrote:> > I don't intend on using any radios flying my Piet, but maybe on a long> cross-country to land at a controlled field. Before the fabric goes on> the fuselage I'd like to string a coaxial cable and tie-wrap it.> Anybody out there know if that's enough, or would you need to> buy an external antenna and mount that on the belly also ??> > Thanks, Mike C. Clev. OHMike , I spent a couple hours at the airport in cleveland yesterday onmy way back to corpus christi from milwaukee and green bay. Continentala/l has a way of sending you in the wrong direction for a couple ofhours prior to getting you on the right heading. Solid cloud deck overthe lake and not much better over cleveland. Back to your antennaquestion , I have an icom a 22 that I use in my A/C as well as an elt. Imounteed the antenna for the elt near the leading edge of the left wingand the one for the a22 near the trailing edge of the right wing , bothbeing mounted on the aluminum wing to root fairingand the coax dreesseddown through the vertical struts withe the elt going under the rear seatand the com to the right side as that iss the area I hang the a22 inand tie it to the flightcom and head sets with a push to talk on therear stick . Seems to work OK for me . Also have them all tied into arechargeable battery pack along with my lowrance gps . Dont like to useall of those throwaways. I have a continental a-80 so I have plenty ofpower for the little extra weight and I dont care about speed but I liketo have the systems aboard when I need them. Ernie. Also a foot note toanyone interested Quote: from EAA oshkosh 97 bulletin board; ForSale'Pietenpol engine installation,Ford Pinto 2000 CC 86 HP 8 hours break intime ,custom aircraft prop drive 74x56 maple prop,engine mounts andradiator, firewwall forward, ready to go, $950.00 shipping extra .Call217-735-3280, 5 to 8 PM.Lincoln, Il. End of quote.________________________________________________________________________________
Michael D Cuy wrote:> > I don't intend on using any radios flying my Piet, but maybe on a long> cross-country to land at a controlled field. Before the fabric goes on> the fuselage I'd like to string a coaxial cable and tie-wrap it.> Anybody out there know if that's enough, or would you need to> buy an external antenna and mount that on the belly also ??> > Thanks, Mike C. Clev. OHMike , I spent a couple hours at the airport in cleveland yesterday onmy way back to corpus christi from milwaukee and green bay. Continentala/l has a way of sending you in the wrong direction for a couple ofhours prior to getting you on the right heading. Solid cloud deck overthe lake and not much better over cleveland. Back to your antennaquestion , I have an icom a 22 that I use in my A/C as well as an elt. Imounteed the antenna for the elt near the leading edge of the left wingand the one for the a22 near the trailing edge of the right wing , bothbeing mounted on the aluminum wing to root fairingand the coax dreesseddown through the vertical struts withe the elt going under the rear seatand the com to the right side as that iss the area I hang the a22 inand tie it to the flightcom and head sets with a push to talk on therear stick . Seems to work OK for me . Also have them all tied into arechargeable battery pack along with my lowrance gps . Dont like to useall of those throwaways. I have a continental a-80 so I have plenty ofpower for the little extra weight and I dont care about speed but I liketo have the systems aboard when I need them. Ernie. Also a foot note toanyone interested Quote: from EAA oshkosh 97 bulletin board; ForSale'Pietenpol engine installation,Ford Pinto 2000 CC 86 HP 8 hours break intime ,custom aircraft prop drive 74x56 maple prop,engine mounts andradiator, firewwall forward, ready to go, $950.00 shipping extra .Call217-735-3280, 5 to 8 PM.Lincoln, Il. End of quote.________________________________________________________________________________