Mounted mine horizontal under the fiberglass empennage fairing. Some DARs want them mounted vertically/externally, but whose knows what attitude a downed aircraft will wind up in. Additionally there is less chance of the antenna being dislodged from the aircraft in the somewhat protected tailcone area.
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Jake
RV6 #20477 completed 1991 sold.
RV7 #72018 N767T first flight 11/21/2017 350+ hrs.
IO-360M1B MT 3 blade, Dual AFS 5600 QUICK Panel.
Manual Flaps. (KOXC)Oxford, CT, (0NY0)North Creek, NY.
1941 J3 Cub skis,floats.
2020 dues gladly paid.
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Artex 345 ELT Whip Antenna placement
Linear Mode
