I am having a dilemma as to where to locate the ELT antenna. I don't want it on top. The belly is already having the COM and transponder antenna down there (I believe they have to be approx 36" apart so running out of room down there). My turtledeck is fortunately wood, so I am looking at locating the antenna as in the pic below. It is a compromise i know, since it will follow a curved path and not vertical. Having researched this subject, I am amazed at some of the very odd (and obviously far from ideal, and sometimes useless) locations these things are put....It seems that because they don't really work too well ( and often not at all), I get the impression that many builders just stuff them anywhere out of the way so they can check it off and say they have one on board.
Anyways.. thoughts on my location?
Anyways.. thoughts on my location?