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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just think that those flimsy little internal
wires require very special treatment in order to minimize placing undue stress
on them which over time appear to me to be a weak point.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>They even go so far as to say that in certain
installations they want you to have them exit to the outside of the fuse. You
can't tape them down if you have a composite fuse,.......so what the heck do you
do with them. I think I would rather have seen a short extension to a stiffer
wire antenna, or a couple of pieces of the standard 72 MHZ type wire. They just
seem too vulnerable to me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>G.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:05
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2,4
Module</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>George - I've been using the 7 channel version in my 9C for
months now and I love it. I'm curious to know what maintenance issues you
suggest could come up with the antenna? <BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 8:56 PM, george w. kennie <<A
href="mailto:geobet@gis.net">geobet@gis.net</A>> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just got an 8 channel module for my 9C radio
and finding it quite a different experience.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I like the idea of not having and external
antenna, but arranging the internal routing can present a few challenges.
Can't understand why they deviated from having the flight pak plug into
channel 8 (it's between 3 & 4). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It seems to work O.K. and if the manual can be
believed, the range must be quite extroadinary. There is a very small button
on the back of the module that loads the output signal when pressed,
supposedly diminishing the output power to a value similar to lowering your
regular antenna and they specify that you should be able to retain signal
integrity at 30 - 50 paces. Well after installing the system in
my new airplane I got 400 feet while depressing the button and I still had
solid contact, but had to give up as I did the test on the street in front
of my house and I was starting to move around a corner and was losing
visual.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When you realize all this from that measley
little 4" antenna, it's almost jaw-dropping. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With time I would anticipate some maintenance
issues with those pesky little internal antennas, but hopefully, in the
meantime nobody should be able to shoot me down.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It wasn't too bad of a deal with the
$30 discount from Tower.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wish me luck,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Georgie</FONT></DIV><BR>
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