The antenna points down and away from your backside. You have the ground plane between you and the antenna. Fly Happy, Virg
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 03:17:17 +0100 "Ross Youngblood" <ross...@operamail.com> writes: > I'm not sure about this myself. Is there anyone with > RF background who can attest to people getting cooked with > Transponder Antenna output? > > It's one thing to stand next to a Radar dish, but the > power levels of the Transponder antenna are much less. > > I'm going to touch base with some RF guys I work with > to see if the power levels are somthing to worry about. > > I'm thinking the average transponder output is less than > 5-10Watts. And I think the power density decreases with > distance.. although we will still be quite close. > > I think the transponder is around 2Ghz... and lots of new > stuff is getting into this range... cordless phones for > example... but they are at much lower power levels I > expect (milliwatts I would guess). > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Colin" <crain...@cfl.rr.com> > Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:12:24 -0400 > To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> > Subject: KR>Trans antenna > > > Serge, > > Unless you included some kind of shielding from the radiation of > the antenna, you might as well have stuck your head into a > microwave. > > Colin Rainey KR2(td) > > crain...@cfl.rr.com > > Sanford, Florida > > FLY SAFE!!!!_______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > -- > ____________________________________________ > http://www.operamail.com > Get OperaMail Premium today - USD 29.99/year > > > Powered by Outblaze > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > >
