I mounted the a transponder antenna in the nose of the plane, right under the oil cooler. Looked like a pretty sensible place. After some research, it seemed like a 6″ disk should provide an adequate ground plane. Fabricated the ground plane out of aluminum then mounted it using a couple tabs. Added a transponder […]
Antenna bulkhead
Having a plethora of antenna wires coming in from all over the plane, I wanted to be able to route them all to one common header, then have patch cables to connect the appropriate antenna into the panel. I made my panel removable, so this will allow for easy disconnection for removal, as well. I […]