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Pietenpol-List: Radio Help
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:44 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: "Dick Navratil"
I just learned that I may have a problem communicating from my Piet that has a 65 Continental with Bendix-Scintilla mags, unshielded wiring and old time ceramic plugs. My intention was to use my handheld radio with a plugged in headset. I have been advised that the static will be so bad that I will basically be unable to communicate. What to do since I will not fly without being able to transmit and receive clearly. I would like to avoid the expense of new mags, shielded wiring and new shielded plugs. I'm about a month away from engine fireup.Am I stuck with getting new stuff or is there an alternative(s) out there?--Jim Lagowski, NX221PT________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Radio Help
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:58 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Lagowski Morrow
Many others will have great suggestions, but I just went thru this problem and found 2 things that made a world of difference. First, I took of the hand held antenna aninstalles a full sized VHF antenna. Second, I grounded the antenna to a horizontal ground plate, approx 24"x18" I went from having so much static that I couldnt communicate more that 1/2 mi., to hearing traffic 25+ mi out.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Radio Help
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:33 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: Dick Navratil
Dick, many thanks for sharing your experience! I've decided to try the same approach and postpone getting new mags, wiring harness and plugs. Where did you put the antenna and ground plane?--Jim Lagowski, NX221PT ----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: Radio Help
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:41 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: Jim Ash
> Pietenpol-List: Radio Help
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:34 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Steve Ruse
Re: Pietenpol-List: Radio Help
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:55 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Lagowski Morrow
JimI have 2 Piets so there are 2 answers. On my first, the ground plate is behind the rear seat. It is formed and serves as the inspection cover on the bottom of the fuse from the rounded section of plywood floor to the next cross member aft. On the new Piet, the plate is on the floor and is what you step on in front of the rear seat. It also serves as floor stiffiner as some use a steel strap to re enforce the aft landing gear beam.I have a plywood cover inside the cockpit that forms a map holder. It's an idea I borrowed from Mike Cuy. In both cases, the antenna sitts in there right next to the radio.Dick ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Radio Help
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:56 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: "Steve Ruse"
SteveYou are right and thats how I installed it.Dick----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: Re: rotary engine in a Piet anyone?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:14 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: "MikeD"
For what it's worth.Don't know anything about it except what the add says, but there is a 80% complete Piet with an A-65 for $5,500 on barnstormers.com . Indicates it's been built by an A & P. If the A-65 is fresh, it's worth that price alone.GeneN502R________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: rotary engine in a Piet anyone?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:09 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: shad bell
silvius(at)gwi.net wrote:>
http://www.contactmagazine.com/backissu.htmlNeat.But man, the purists would be all over your case for that one!--------Piet-builder-who-hopes-to-be-flying-next-summerRead this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 06:27:41 -0700 (PDT)