The blade antenna on top works just fine. I used that installation on
my asw22 for 5 years and both ATC and airliners picked it up no problem.
Pretty much the same installation that Tom Knauff had on his duo that
was on the cover of Soaring a few years ago.

Bob

wrote:
Doug Haluza wrote:
[snip] Best bet with a glass fuselage is a dipole antenna inside the
fuselage.
With carbon, you just have to deal with the stub on the outside. It
neds to be on the bottom for maximum visibility to ground stations. You
can use faired "fin" version as well, but this is going to be more
expensive to replace if it is damaged.

Could antennae be installed with a velcro or other easy fix/release
attachment, and some sort of connector allowing break-off and
replacement without other damage?

(If they have to go beneath a carbon fuselage, they are bound to get
knocked some time.)

Chris N.