{"id":2271,"date":"2018-08-27T17:50:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T01:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/?p=2271"},"modified":"2018-08-27T17:50:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T01:50:34","slug":"elt-antenna-mounted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/?p=2271","title":{"rendered":"ELT Antenna Mounted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1937.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2261\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1937-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1937-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1937-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1937-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After struggling on placement I finally ground down some 5\/8 aluminum nuts and was able to achieve the best fit yet.\u00a0 You can&#8217;t see it but there is a ground down nut on the inside and outside of the aft bulkhead which keeps the antenna pointed nearly straight aft.\u00a0 There was *just* enough thread left to get the lock washer and nut on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1938.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2254\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1938-525x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1938-525x700.jpg 525w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1938-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1938-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only downside I can see right now it that the additional weight of the required noise filter (seen above as the metal piece on the other side of the bulkhead) and the cable flopping around.\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to need to tidy that up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1941.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2259\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1941-525x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1941-525x700.jpg 525w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1941-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1941-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Antenna cable doesn&#8217;t interfere with the elevator pushrod.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1942.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2258\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1942-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1942-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1942-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1942-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1943.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2257\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1943-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1943-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1943-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1943-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t interfere with the empennage fairing either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After struggling on placement I finally ground down some 5\/8 aluminum nuts and was able to achieve the best fit yet.\u00a0 You can&#8217;t see it but there is a ground down nut on the inside and outside of the aft bulkhead which keeps the antenna pointed nearly straight aft.\u00a0 There was *just* enough thread left <a href='http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/?p=2271' 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