Comm, GPS antenna placement

[Wes Polsley]

We are upgrading our radios and xpdr in a few weeks and wondering if it’s worth moving antennas around. Our current setup looks like this:

One of these will be removed and replaced by a GA-35 hump and the top nav antenna will likely get removed as we are switching to a comm only radio. We will also have a xpdr fin underneath rather than the dipole, as it’s needed for the dual freq ads-b. It’s far from original, and I would like to keep the ugliness to a minimum. Where are your comm, nav, gps, transponder antennas located? What type of antennas are commonly used? Etc.

 

Guide me, wise ones!

Wes

N8071

 

 

[JAMES GRAY]

Wes,

Sam Taber hides his ELT and Com antenna inside the vertical stab. The wood / fabric doesn’t attenuate the signal and they are completely out of sight. If Sam doesn’t reply here, give him a shout.

[John Griffin]

Wes,

On my L5, the gps antenna is mounted inside on the platform for the antenna reel. The comm and transponder antennas are underneath between the gear and the ELT is on top behind the rear cockpit near the marker light.

John

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