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Old July 19th 07, 12:13 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Where was your FLARM antenna installed?

-Tom


Hi Tom

Do you mean where was it installed as in: Who did it? Schleicher,
Germany, in a brand new '29

Or do you mean where was it installed as in: position in the glider?
The structure carrying the instument panel and the canopy is made of
CRFP and has a U-shaped cross section with varying size. The FLARM
antenna was placed on the housing of the LX7007 which is about half
way down the panel. So the "view" of the antenna was obstructed by
carbon on four of six possible sides. The sinals could only get in/out
up and backwards.

I now have it sticking out of the top of the panel cover with a clear
360° view. Vecro-ed to the underside of said cover with a big enough
hole in the cover for the antenna to easily slip through in case I
ever have to jettison the canopy.

Regards
Marcel Duenner