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Old August 24th 11, 04:44 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Paul Remde
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Default ELT's

Hi Dick,

ELTs are still great safety devices.

Most contests probably won't require them - requiring SPOT units instead.

One workable internal antenna mounting solution is shown he
http://www.archive.jimphoenix.com/ar...Nfuselage.html
There is also a link to that site on my ELTs page he
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/elts.htm

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

"Dick" wrote in message
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A couple of years ago there was talk of denying entry in to contests
all gliders that were not equipped with ELT's. I immediatly ordered a
121.5 / 406 Mhz model. It came the other day, a year and a half
later. It includes a clunky antenna that would have to be mounted
outside of a carbon hull. I have two questions. One, what happened
to the urgency??? and two has anyone come up with a workable solution
to the antenna issue?