firstflight wrote:

Will a metallic paint interfere with the strength of signal with impeded
antennas in a composite airplane? I have a small transponder antenna and
a
Comm antenna bonded to the inside of the fuselage. Will a metallic paint
and the presence of aluminum chips screw up the strength of signal in or
out??

Thanks.


Yes!
This is why most radomes are marked "Do Not Paint".
Especially the transponder because the higher frequency (about 8 times
higher) wavelength is closer to the size of the chips.
John