So my understanding of radios waves and turning those into wounds heard through speakers is far to the meager side, and have read just enough about this to be confused.
Plane-Viking Dragonfly, foam and FG construction with carbon fiber used in the wing and canard par caps and around the canopy frame. If I have enough left the cowling may be CF as well. Otherwise, all foam and glass.
Goal- to use existing ABS plastic and molded FG housings to clean up the antennas poking from the top and bottom of my plane. Currently I have GPS pucks for my ADBS-IN, TalosAeolus, Talos Flysense Pro, and the WAAS GPS antenna for the ADSB-Out. Yes, that is 4 GPS pucks, but they apparently cannot share.
VHF antennas each for the Com 1 and Com 2 radios
What I have done/am doing-
Already have the per plans VOR antenna behind the seats in the belly of the Dragonfly
Adding an internal Dipole antenna thanks to Dave Morris- Morris DF Loop Antenna
Adding a VHF stubby antenna with a FG fairing over it.
For the GPS antennas I initially thought to mount them on the outside of the turtledeck using some ABS plastic or molded FG "Sharkfin" covers over them to try and clean it up. My concern here is if the ABS plastic or FG would degrade the GPS signal in any meaningful way. Now I am wondering if the composite structure is not a factor that means they could be mounted on a shelf behind the seats or even forward in the underhatch area.
Thoughts?
Input?
I really want to get this sorted before the interior panels and wire runs are finalized to help keep the installation neater.
Plane-Viking Dragonfly, foam and FG construction with carbon fiber used in the wing and canard par caps and around the canopy frame. If I have enough left the cowling may be CF as well. Otherwise, all foam and glass.
Goal- to use existing ABS plastic and molded FG housings to clean up the antennas poking from the top and bottom of my plane. Currently I have GPS pucks for my ADBS-IN, TalosAeolus, Talos Flysense Pro, and the WAAS GPS antenna for the ADSB-Out. Yes, that is 4 GPS pucks, but they apparently cannot share.
VHF antennas each for the Com 1 and Com 2 radios
What I have done/am doing-
Already have the per plans VOR antenna behind the seats in the belly of the Dragonfly
Adding an internal Dipole antenna thanks to Dave Morris- Morris DF Loop Antenna
Adding a VHF stubby antenna with a FG fairing over it.
For the GPS antennas I initially thought to mount them on the outside of the turtledeck using some ABS plastic or molded FG "Sharkfin" covers over them to try and clean it up. My concern here is if the ABS plastic or FG would degrade the GPS signal in any meaningful way. Now I am wondering if the composite structure is not a factor that means they could be mounted on a shelf behind the seats or even forward in the underhatch area.
Thoughts?
Input?
I really want to get this sorted before the interior panels and wire runs are finalized to help keep the installation neater.
