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Old 10-30-2009, 05:17 PM
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Here are 3 pictures of the installation. The smaller Garmin 696 antenna was 'glued' to the aluminum plate with high temp RTV. The installation has been working great and I have never had a loss of signal to either the 696 or the XM. I think mounting the antennas to the engine mount reduces the vibration the antennas are subjected to since the engine mount is rigid. I think a firewall mount might transmit more vibration since it is less rigid than the engine mount, although I have not done any testing to verify that theory. Another plus is that this method mounts the antennas up high and therefore signal 'shielding' from an adjacent structure is less likely. Hope this helps.





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Old 11-01-2009, 08:03 AM
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Thanks for the pics , Nicely done, it never ceases to amaze me the skill and imagination and willingness to help that the RV community has.
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Old 11-01-2009, 08:04 AM
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Thanks for the pics , Nicely done, it never ceases to amaze me the skill and imagination and willingness to help that this RV community has.
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Old 11-01-2009, 09:12 AM
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Thanks for the pics , Nicely done, it never ceases to amaze me the skill and imagination and willingness to help that this RV community has.
Thank you all
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You're welcome Bob. Another thing I considered when I decided to make the engine mount antenna shelf is that if/when I change avionics in the airplane and I have different and/or additional antennas to mount, I can whip up a new shelf pretty easily and mount it with the Adel clamp method. If the antennas are mounted on a shelf attached to the firewall (didn't like it there to begin with as I'd like to keep the number of holes in the firewall to a minimum), the new antenna mount will need to utilize the holes already in the firewall (which may not be the best solution for your new mount), or you drill new ones, adding even more holes to the firewall. YMMV
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Old 11-01-2009, 10:44 AM
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Here's a photo of the small garmin antenna shelf I fabricated. Bolted to the firewall near center, using 1" standoff tubes to keep it forward of the deck. No problems with reception or interference so far. Imron paint on cowl.

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Default Cutting GPS Antenna cable(Garmin)

you guys mounting the antennas under the cowl, is there any way to cut and splice these wires so as not to put a 5/8" hole in the firewall for the end of the Garmin wire?
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Old 03-24-2010, 05:19 PM
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you guys mounting the antennas under the cowl, is there any way to cut and splice these wires so as not to put a 5/8" hole in the firewall for the end of the Garmin wire?
Just another thought, since I used one for a cable. The one in the middle splits in half, which would allow the Garmin connector through, with no splice or end replacement. As I remember, the hole to mount this was somewhere around 7/8". But I'd check on the hole size first..

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Old 03-24-2010, 09:42 PM
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Or you can make your own cable and put the connector on one end after you put through the FW.

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