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farmrjohn
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 Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 7:25 pm Post subject: GPS Puck Antenna Ground Plane? |
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I will be installing a MCX High Gain GPS puck antenna that says for best reception mount on a metal surface. I'll be putting it on a plastic glare shield. Would placing aluminum foil on the back side of the glare shield help? (sorry if this has been covered, my search technique didn't find it if it was). John
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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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| Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:51 am Post subject: GPS Puck Antenna Ground Plane? |
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At 10:25 PM 10/31/2021, you wrote:
| Quote: | --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "farmrjohn" <faithvineyard(at)yahoo.com>
I will be installing a MCX High Gain GPS puck antenna that says for best reception mount on a metal surface. I'll be putting it on a plastic glare shield. Would placing aluminum foil on the back side of the glare shield help? (sorry if this has been covered, my search technique didn't find it if it was). John |
The difference between 'best' and 'slightly compromised' may
well be insignificant. I've used the pucks on a variety
of non-metallic surfaces with good results . . . after all,
our hand-held gps devices don't have 'ground planes'.
Give it a try, your risks are low.
Bob . . .
Un impeachable logic: George Carlin asked, "If black boxes
survive crashes, why don't they make the whole airplane
out of that stuff?"
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