>Bob Archer Antennas
>
>I''ll soon be bringing N152MT back for its 25 hour oil change and performing
>various mods - particularly the pitot/static probe mod. I have also
ordered a
>Bob Archer Antenna in the hope that it will bolster the range of my
>transmissions which apparently a bit weak - about 8-10 miles at 2,500 ft
>(around 1000 ft AGL) a bit better at 3,500 ft.
>
>Any hints on fitting i.e. recommended position (don't say inside of fin),
and
>method of attachment by those who have already put one in would be
>appreciated.
>
A past contributor to this thread complained at great length of short range
of his fin mounted antenna installation. Eventually it transpired that this
was due to connecting the output of the coms transmitter to the transponder
antenna. Not surprisingly all the various iterations to the coms antenna
had no effect whatever on transmit range.
Bob Archers antennae have a good reputation but most of us with the fin
mount antenna don't have any problen either so look for something else
wrong, like bits of loose solder in the plug body, stray strands of wire
etc. before going to great trouble with new antennae.
Graham
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