On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Jim Weir wrote:

Now, to repeat what I've been telling my colleagues building airplanes for the
last 30 years...put the transponder antenna inside the plastic with a round or
(better yet) octagonal ground plane, shield the sensitive parts of your anatomy
with tinfoil, and go for it.

I hate to agree with our former gubernatorial candidate, but he is right.
My little stick is under my seat, and works great without seeing the
daylight.

George Graham
RX-7 Powered Graham-EZ, N4449E
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