Martin,
I'd like to suggest you make a simple dipole of copper ribbon like the one shown
in the build manual annex C. You can omit the ferrite beads. Place it so the
copper ribbon is vertical with the coax connection near the fuselage joint.
Put it as far forward in the rear as you can, close to the D panel. The ends
of the copper ribbon will wrap on the top and the bottom of the fuselage but
most of the radiating section will be vertical. Be sure there is nothing
metallic
near or touching it. Use the MFJ to adjust the length.
You can purchase the copper ribbon from RST Engineering or ACS. ACS has a
Quickie
Kit that appears to have the ribbon, ferrites, coax and connectors.
Jim
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