RV8Squaz
Well Known Member
Hello Guys and Gals.
I'm in the midst of installing my the Echo UAT in my RV-8 and I'm struggling on where to mount the UAT antenna. I've used the search and found a lot of threads, but I'm looking for information on where to locate the antenna specific to the tandem airplanes. So you RV-4/8 guys... where have you mounted your UAT antenna?
My dilemma is that I have two comm antennae, each mounted behind each footwell. They are 24" apart. The 327's transponder antenna is mounted 20" aft of the base of the right bent whip comm antenna abeam the leading edge of the flap. Ideally, I would mount the UAT antenna on the belly, but there is hardly a place on the belly that meets the 1m requirement unless I go aft of the bulkhead behind the elevator bell crank. Another option is to mount it on the wing.
Any ideas I'm missing?
Thank you!
I'm in the midst of installing my the Echo UAT in my RV-8 and I'm struggling on where to mount the UAT antenna. I've used the search and found a lot of threads, but I'm looking for information on where to locate the antenna specific to the tandem airplanes. So you RV-4/8 guys... where have you mounted your UAT antenna?
My dilemma is that I have two comm antennae, each mounted behind each footwell. They are 24" apart. The 327's transponder antenna is mounted 20" aft of the base of the right bent whip comm antenna abeam the leading edge of the flap. Ideally, I would mount the UAT antenna on the belly, but there is hardly a place on the belly that meets the 1m requirement unless I go aft of the bulkhead behind the elevator bell crank. Another option is to mount it on the wing.
Any ideas I'm missing?
Thank you!