Garmin GpsMap 396 - Flight Test #4

I've got a known good (4 years of field-testing it at every antenna seminar
I've given, roughly twenty of them) external GPS active antenna I'd be more
than willing to loan you to see if it clears up your problem.

The only problem you may have using it for a temporary test is that it
required a 7/8" hole cut into a metal ground plane to perform properly (see
http://www.rst-engr.com/rst/catalog/gps_antenna.html for a picture of what
it looks like). Since you probably don't want to cut a hole in your pretty
airplane for a temporary test, how you fabricate and test the ground plane
is an exercise for the student to do. I have used it with an old CD for a
ground plane and it worked well. You can cut the plastic of the CD with a
hot knife or a skilsaw.

If you want to play with it for a few weeks, just send me a SASE that will
hold something about the size of a baseball and normal copy-paper 18 page
manual. It has a BNC(M) connector attached at the GPS end.

Jim



"Mike Spera" wrote in message
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Yesterday we planned on a proposed flight 50 miles away for dinner with a
light GA airplane newbie on board

I am definitely keeping this thing!

Thanks,
Mike