thompsonbr87
Well Known Member
For those who have mounted GPS antennas under the cowl, can you share some pics? Did you build a shelf on the firewall? Engine mounts?
Hey Walt, I care. And I will agree with you. A delicate electronic device should not live in a hot dirty environment.In case anyone cares, I will not to mount any IFR navigator GPS antenna under the cowl, bad environment for a critical device.
Personally I'll take function over looks any day of the week, but that's just me.
I put both Dynon and Garmin antennas under the cowl. I've got 26 hours flying and both working just fine. You can see it here. Note my shelf is removable.
http://www.mykitlog.com/users/displ...n&project=607&category=4646&log=255575&row=22
Here's mine:
Dynon and Garmin antennas mounted side by side. The Dynon antenna is less robust than the Garmin when it's hot under the cowl. It takes a few minutes to cool it off after a restart. The Garmin, so far, has been rock solid.
In case anyone cares, I will not to mount any IFR navigator GPS antenna under the cowl, bad environment for a critical device.
Personally I'll take function over looks any day of the week, but that's just me.