Has anyone put a comm antennea in the cowl cheeks, of course they need to be fiberglass and I was thinking copper tape type on both cheeks and some how connect the 2 If it has been done and works I would like to try it it is all about weight for me. Ideas?
Has anyone put a comm antennea in the cowl cheeks, of course they need to be fiberglass and I was thinking copper tape type on both cheeks and some how connect the 2 If it has been done and works I would like to try it it is all about weight for me. Ideas?
Robin,
Never tried the cowl cheek but I tried several other locations on my RV4. Wingtip (archer), Gear Leg(copper). I also tried a Handheld antenna mounted onto the aft fuse underneath the rear canopy. All worked OK including gear leg however, my frequent unimproved strip forays(my home strip the worse) often broke the BNC connection where the fairing met the fuse. Ended up with an external bent wire antenna on belly aft of rear cockpit.
Still there and working after 15 years...
V/R
Smokey