Reading the many posts on marker beacon antennas from 42" of stripped coax makes this look like a great method. I guess it's obvious, since I can't find any discussion, but it appears that the center wire is the antenna and the shielding is just left alone, attached to nothing. Just wanted to confirm that the shielding isn't grounded or anything that I might have missed. As I see it, the method is to strip the outer cover and shielding for 42" and then mount this stripped cable in the wingtip. A connector can be used for tip removal, but the outer shield is attached to nothing and has no function, other than to provide the shielding for the portion of the cable which runs from the instrument to the 42" unshielded portion.
thanks for the help
thanks for the help