And I don't disagree with you. For this guy, in this situation, an ELT with the
whip mounted on the ELT is probably the optimum solution if his airworthiness
inspector will let him get away with it.

I'm constantly amazed at the number of calls I get asking whether an ELT antenna
should be mounted horizontal or vertical polarization. The stock answer is that
if you can guarantee me the orientation of the airframe if you really need the
services of the ELT, I can give you that advice.

Jim



UltraJohn
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:


-I still contend what I said earlier.
-Most older C-150's that were retrofited with an ELT use an ELT with a whip
-(1/4 wave) fixed to the ELT with no groundplane.
Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com