On Aug 10, 6:26*pm, Darryl Ramm wrote:

The need in the USA for a permanently attached FLARM antenna was the
FCC's requirement not something FLARM wanted to do.

How did you arrive at that conclusion?

The documentation on file at FCC clearly indicates that the reason the
antenna is locked into position is that the connector type is not FCC
approved. It is my conclusion that FLARM chose this compromise to
avoid the delay of changing to an approved connector.

https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/eas/GetApp...tml?id=1491689