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Old February 15th 08, 03:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell[_2_]
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Default "A Guide to Transponders in Sailplanes" - updated!

On Feb 14, 2:12 am, user wrote:
You say to mount the aerial under your thigh.... not a good idea for a
200 watt transmitter cause it will cook your balls. Most Transponders
have a minimum distance allowed from people, like 3 feet. Please check
this out !


I mentioned some pilots have mounted it in that position. I don't
think I said to do it that way. Can you tell me the page and paragraph
that leads you to think I recommended it? Perhaps its not written
clearly.

And to reiterate, it's not a "200 watt transmitter". The peak power of
the pulses is 200 watt, but it's only about a 5 watt max transmitter,
as the pulses are short.