I think Eric is on to something. How about a wire dipole glued to the
trailing edge of the rudder? You could drill a tiny hole(s) somewhere
in the middle of the trailing edge into the body of the rudder in order
to run the wires. Externally you would have nothing except very small
wires that could be glued and faired into the trailing edge.

Just a thought.

Larry



"Brad" wrote in message
:

Hi Eric,

My vertical fin is carbon too, and any wire placed aft of the fin spar
would still be surrounded by carbon.

I'll probably do as a few have suggested to mount the rubber ducky
antenna a-la the sparrowhawk.

Many thanks to everyones help!

Cheers,
Brad

PS........I see there is a new feature we have to deal with when
posting now, at least via google-groups

On May 26, 7:35 am, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Brad wrote:
My buddies tell me my handheld is too painfull to listen to anymore. I
would put in a panel mount, but since I have a mostly carbon aircraft,
where should I put the antenna? Too late to install it in the rudder,
or is there a solution that would allow me to install one in the
rudder??

If your fin and rudder are not carbon, you might be able to put an
antenna on the back of the fin, just ahead of the rudder. A "coaxial
dipole" style could be used if there is enough room, as the cable comes
in the bottom. A standard diople using wire or tape elements would work
if room is limited, and these are available commercially.

Where does the manufacturer put the antenna in the ones they produce?

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