Bluelabel
Well Known Member
I hate asking stupid questions... but I tried to go right to the source and the only email address I could find for Sport Craft Antennas bounced and the phone number doesn?t answer...
I?ll keep this short.
We have a Bob Archer wing Tip VOR antenna installed in our RV-10. We are close to final assembly. At the moment I have the coax coiled up on the wing with enough to run into the plane and to the Garmin in one continuous feed. This, however is really making it difficult to finish a few things off as we can?t close any panels up until the plane goes to the airport and we put on the wings.
I know that NOT having a connector in the feed would be BETTER. But? the question is, if we put a coupling inline (could do BNC, or F Con. whatever would be most solid. I have the tools to do virtually any connector), will it REALLY degrade the signal? to a point I would notice?
IF we went ahead and ran the wire in the plane and had a connection point at the wing root, it would really make life right now easier. HOWEVER, this will be an IFR plane and I like ILS approaches? so, I don?t want to shoot myself in the foot.
Thanks for your time.
I?ll keep this short.
We have a Bob Archer wing Tip VOR antenna installed in our RV-10. We are close to final assembly. At the moment I have the coax coiled up on the wing with enough to run into the plane and to the Garmin in one continuous feed. This, however is really making it difficult to finish a few things off as we can?t close any panels up until the plane goes to the airport and we put on the wings.
I know that NOT having a connector in the feed would be BETTER. But? the question is, if we put a coupling inline (could do BNC, or F Con. whatever would be most solid. I have the tools to do virtually any connector), will it REALLY degrade the signal? to a point I would notice?
IF we went ahead and ran the wire in the plane and had a connection point at the wing root, it would really make life right now easier. HOWEVER, this will be an IFR plane and I like ILS approaches? so, I don?t want to shoot myself in the foot.
Thanks for your time.