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Old June 21st 12, 01:29 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Andy[_1_]
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Default US Power FLARM Antennas

On Jun 20, 12:27*pm, FLARM wrote:
We will publish an 'Antenna Installation' application note this week.
Don't worry too much about the ADS-B antenna, the signals it receives are pretty strong.


Hope the antenna installation guide considers that most pilots like to
clean the inside of the canopy before every flight. On many modern
gliders the glareshield is attached to the canopy leaving little space
for a hand and cloth even when no antenna is present.

It's a bit surprising that people think the PCAS antenna positioning
is not important. I understand that the signal is stronger that the
FLARM signal, but ZAON is quite emphatic about the need for proper
positioning of the MRX PCAS antenna.

Hope FLARM will also explain the status of FCC certification and the
impact, if any, on sales of the brick.

Andy