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Transponder Antenna Question
Will my new Garmin GTX-327 transponder work okay with my existing Narco
transponder antenna? We're having it installed next week, or whenever the 337 is approved -- whichever comes first. Thanks! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Transponder antennae are 'suppose' to be generic and should work with any
transponder. "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:O5nHb.476945$Dw6.1401231@attbi_s02... Will my new Garmin GTX-327 transponder work okay with my existing Narco transponder antenna? We're having it installed next week, or whenever the 337 is approved -- whichever comes first. Thanks! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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You should replace the antenna and coax. Although the old will probably
work, these components are prone to fail with age and live in a hostile environment. Karl |
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You should replace the antenna and coax. Although the old will probably
work, these components are prone to fail with age and live in a hostile environment. Okay, I can understand replacing the coax. But the antenna? How hostile does an environment have to be before it hurts a solid piece of metal? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:2eoHb.679572$Fm2.588248@attbi_s04... You should replace the antenna and coax. Although the old will probably work, these components are prone to fail with age and live in a hostile environment. Okay, I can understand replacing the coax. But the antenna? How hostile does an environment have to be before it hurts a solid piece of metal? It is not so much the solid piece of metal as it is the CONNECTION to the solid piece of metal. Water and corrosion always seem to make their way into the base of the antenna and ruin the connection to the coax. I run a radio shop and we throw away hundreds of stainless steel antennas every year, because we have discovered that it is the best thing to do with them. We replace the entire unit after about two years of use, hopefully before it fails. Some archieolgist will probably dig them up at the dump thousands of years from now and those bits of metal will still be bright and useful looking. Vaughn |
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****How hostile does an environment have to be before it hurts a solid piece
of metal?**** Antennas corrode from the inside out, or from the outside in, and just like everything on an airframe, have a finite lifespan. How old is the antenna? Was the old antenna even placed in the right place on the airframe? A lot of times they were not, even from the factory. http://www.seqair.com/skunkworks/Ant...xAntProbs.html http://www.bedichek.org/cirrus.html Besides, transponder antennas are cheap, in the realm of aviation. Karl just off a 9000 nm flight in 36 hrs. |
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its the cover and shielding in the coax..
BT "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:2eoHb.679572$Fm2.588248@attbi_s04... You should replace the antenna and coax. Although the old will probably work, these components are prone to fail with age and live in a hostile environment. Okay, I can understand replacing the coax. But the antenna? How hostile does an environment have to be before it hurts a solid piece of metal? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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my collins antenna worked fine with my new garmin x-ponder
Jay Honeck wrote: Will my new Garmin GTX-327 transponder work okay with my existing Narco transponder antenna? We're having it installed next week, or whenever the 337 is approved -- whichever comes first. Thanks! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Start replacing anything and you invite "repair damage". Leave it alone if
it works. Mike MU-2 "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:2eoHb.679572$Fm2.588248@attbi_s04... You should replace the antenna and coax. Although the old will probably work, these components are prone to fail with age and live in a hostile environment. Okay, I can understand replacing the coax. But the antenna? How hostile does an environment have to be before it hurts a solid piece of metal? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Vaughn" wrote in message ...
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:2eoHb.679572$Fm2.588248@attbi_s04... You should replace the antenna and coax. Although the old will probably work, these components are prone to fail with age and live in a hostile environment. Okay, I can understand replacing the coax. But the antenna? How hostile does an environment have to be before it hurts a solid piece of metal? It is not so much the solid piece of metal as it is the CONNECTION to the solid piece of metal. Water and corrosion always seem to make their way into the base of the antenna and ruin the connection to the coax. I run a radio shop and we throw away hundreds of stainless steel antennas every year, because we have discovered that it is the best thing to do with them. We replace the entire unit after about two years of use, hopefully before it fails. Some archieolgist will probably dig them up at the dump thousands of years from now and those bits of metal will still be bright and useful looking. Vaughn Every TWO years ?????????? You must have alot of government contracts. Those suckers will do crap like that and raise all of our taxes to cover it... Ben Haas N801BH.. The Hole. |
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