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Old September 16th 05, 12:00 AM
Jay Masino
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Orval Fairbairn wrote:
Most TXP antennae are belly-mounted. They send out a rather strong EM
signal that can reflect off the pavement and overwhelm the receiver
portion of the TXP, possibly damaging it.


I would be surprised if most modern transponders don't protect against
this themselves by blanking the receiver during the transmit.

--- Jay


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