PowerFLARM updates and installation notes

On Jun 4, 9:46*am, CLewis95 wrote:

This (Noel's comment) is what I "planned/hoped" to do in my Genesis.

Interested if there have been any reports of interference between a CAI Model 20 mounted near Portable Flarm(?). *My Model 20 is mounted behind instrument pod with antenna ~flush with top. *The portable would be about 10" ahead on top of pod (so antenna bases would be ~1" above GPS-20 antenna).. *Flarm antennas can easily stand vertical.

Any comments appreciated!

Curt - 95

Curt,
I have a Model 20 located under the glareshield of my Nimbus 3. It is
less than a foot ahead of and below the portable FLARM mounted on top
of the glare shield. Only time I had a problem was at the end of one
day, when pushing back to the tiedown spot, the FLARM came loose from
it velcro mount and slide to the front of the glareshield. The GPS
location in the Cambridge took a big jump away from Garner Field
(during the Open Nationals last year, at Uvalde). Seemed to have as
good a FLARM reception and transmit as anyone else there.

I also have a flight with the portable installed on top of the panel
on my BS1. Cambridge Model 20 secured to the top of the panel,
probably not more than 2-3 inches between the boxes. No problems with
the Cambrigde log. Not sure of the FLARM performance with that
installation. Couldn't get my antenna vertical and there was only one
other FLARM equipped plane flying, so I need to make a different
mount. Anyone interested in making cables in standard lengths (6 inch
increments, maybe?) to go from the portable to a base mount for the
supplied antenna? Yes, YO, I am working on getting more seperation of
the two.

If the prefered antenna seems to be the dipole with a simple plastic
angle bracket for mounting, are we going to see this become the
standard antenna shipped with FLARM units at some point in the
future? Less m ounting height required than the rubber duckie that
had to be mounted at the top of the portable because of the batter
box. Just a thought.

Steve Leonard
ZS, VJS, KN, PN, and a few others.