No, that wasn't the point. You CAN'T bond (as in glued to) a ground plane
type of transponder antenna to the plastic fuselage. If you were so ...
ummm ... thoughtless as to try and bond a dipole type antenna for
transponder use half your transponder power gets radiated into outer space.
Where, as I understand it, no ATC facilities yet exist.

Jim



"Morgans" wrote in message
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"RST Engineering" wrote

Why on earth would you bond a transponder antenna to the inside of the
fuselage? How do you get lower hemispherical (not biconical) radiation
from
something bonded to the fuselage?

Ahh, those pesky double meanings. Perhaps he means bonded - as in glued
to,
instead of your EE, bonded - electrically.
--
Jim in NC