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Subject: Europa-List: Re: VOR Aerial/Antenna
From: Robert Borger <rlborger@mac.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:00:23

Peter,

If you go to my build page (URL in signature block), thence to Year  
#3, Q1 2004 and on to page 2, you can see how I installed both of my  
Nav antennas.  One is installed in the aft lower fuselage, the second  
in the overhead area above the baggage bay.  Each antenna served both  
VOR, Localizer and Glideslope through a Bob Archer splitters located  
behind the instrument panel (see Year #3, Q3, page 6, bottom of the  
page).  I run all my antenna cables down the port side and all my  
electrical wiring down the starboard side.

I bet you could use a copper tape NAV antenna mounted across the  
fuselage floor or roof behind the baggage bay.  It would probably be  
easier to install.  Especially if you spend some extra USD or GBP and  
go for one of those nice ones already made up with a BNC connector  
built in.  You might even splurge for two of them and have a separate  
VOR/LOC antenna (upper) & GS antenna (lower) and forget the splitter.

Good building and great flying,
Bob Borger
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in. Completing the firewall-aft fuel system and fitting the  
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