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Old November 1st 07, 01:16 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Default ELT antenna in composite planes.

Horsefeathers. At 406 a quarter wave radiating element is going to be about
6 inches long. Make it out of spring steel or piano wire and you can forget
your tuned ducky.

Jim

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Whoops. Its the 121.5/243 that is being phased out and replaced with
the 406 which then make it an ideal tuned ducky candidate.