I used a pretty standard antenna and no ground plane at the location you describe, works fine for me.
I used a pretty standard antenna and no ground plane at the location you describe, works fine for me.
Dorsal ~~^~~
Series 7 - Tri-Gear
912 ULS Warp Drive
Hi Andy,
I placed an aluminum sheet under the skin - see attached photo - the green thing is the aluminum sheet with primer on it. I have no idea if this made a difference or not - the radio works fine with the Commant antennae on top over the GP - since I did not run it with and without - so no idea if it makes a difference but decided that it was easy to do before covering and impossible after covering.
Sincerely,
Dave S
I also didn't have a ground plane. I was often told that my transmission strength was the strongest in our flight group. Personally, I don't think they are needed in our Kitfoxes as long as the antenna is mounted to one of the welded in place hard points.
Lowell
I also just mounted my antenna. I mounted it to the bottom right location behind the passenger. Should I have mounted it to the top of the fuselage or will I be ok with it mounted on the bottom? Its a model 4.
Thanks Cain
I added a ground plane to my prebuilt model 2. I just attached a 12"x12" steel plate to the bottom tubes behind the seat. It was attached with copper straps to the tube frame and seem to work good with the bottom mounted antenna.
Roger