ADSB Compliance

[BobTurner]

Originally Posted by cactuspilot

That's what I was thinking...but for the RV12 owners, the question will be where does it need to be mounted to make the signal all legal like...I sure don't want to be staring at it outside the front window....maybe a custom wider or longer GPS antenna tray in the engine compartment?

Or just take the old one out and sell it here?

I'm pretty sure Dynon said that the antenna has to be external to meet the 2020 requirements.

[f14av8r]

Originally Posted by BobTurner

I'm pretty sure Dynon said that the antenna has to be external to meet the 2020 requirements.

Not exactly. What they said was that the -2020 device requires a stronger signal than the -250 so the -2020 "cannot be painted" and "may need to be mounted externally" to achieve adequate signal strength. I would say this depends greatly on your installation. If you're replacing an existing -250, I'd just swap it out and see what happens. If that doesn't work then you might need to explore another mounting location.

In my RV-4, with the -250 mounted on the turtleback under an open canopy, I'm betting there won't be any problem. But, I kinda like the idea of keeping the 250 installed and adding on the -2020. That will require another location and, based on the recommendation, I'll probably put that in the open further back on the fuselage.