KR> ELT Antenna - Com antenna

Thanks Dan, Do you have the specification (plan) of your Com antenna. How does it compare with the standard com antenna? Christo Theron "Maybe some do have internal antenna, but mine has a hand held version of the antenna and one for installation in the aircraft. Here is the visual on the one i

KR> ELT, APRS, etc.

On 2/22/2011 7:07 PM, Dave Dunwoodie wrote: > > In looking at your APRS setup, it looks like you have something that is > nearly self contained. Is that possibly a Byonics MicroTrak 300 ? I'd > really like to know!!! Take a look at the MT-RTG which is self contained and includes the radio

KR> ELT, APRS, etc.

Thanks to everybody that offered thoughts and hints! I really appreciate it! Mark, thanks for the picture!!! It looks like the inside of my plane! Everything is almost identical! Amazing!!! What I lack is APRS, and it sounds like a very good idea. I have a VHF/UHF handheld wired in as COM

KR> ELT Requirements, External ELT Antenna

Yes, they are required on any aircraft that can carry passengers. At least, the single place used to be exempt. Maybe some do have internal antenna, but mine has a hand held version of the antenna and one for installation in the aircraft. Here is the visual on the one installed in the aircraft.

KR> ELT Requirements, External ELT Antenna

Dave Dunwoodie wrote: >> I've been studying every KR2 picture I can find and a see only a handful that have an ELA antenna visible. This brings up a couple of (dummy me) questions: 1. Is an ELT required? This may sound really stupid, but the lack of visible antennas has me wondering now. 2. Wh

KR> ELT Requirements, External ELT Antenna

I replied to this post earlier today, but much like Larry's missing emails, it didn't go through. My KR has comm, transponder, ELT, GPS, and PCAS antennas, but none of them are mounted externally. Since wood and glass are essentially transparent to RF, all the antennas can be mounted internall

KR> ELT Requirements, External ELT Antenna

If the plane is a 2 place, an ELT is required.  You don't have to have an external antenna, but you will get better transmission range with the external.   Ron --- On Mon, 2/21/11, Dave Dunwoodie wrote: From: Dave Dunwoodie Subject: KR> ELT Requirements, External ELT Antenn

KR> ELT Requirements, External ELT Antenna

Most ELTs have an internal antenna. Sent from my iPod On Feb 21, 2011, at 7:21 PM, Dave Dunwoodie wrote: > I've been studying every KR2 picture I can find and a see only a handful > that have an ELA antenna visible. This brings up a couple of (dummy me) > questions: > > 1. Is an ELT requi

KR> ELT Requirements, External ELT Antenna

Dave, Wood and fiberglass are just about invisible to RF, so the antennas are often times installed internally. I have no external antennas on my KR, but have the following antennas installed: Comm Radio, Transponder, ELT, GPS, and PCAS. Jeff ScottN1213WLos Alamos, NM -- Original Messag

KR> ELT Requirements, External ELT Antenna

I've been studying every KR2 picture I can find and a see only a handful that have an ELA antenna visible. This brings up a couple of (dummy me) questions: 1. Is an ELT required? This may sound really stupid, but the lack of visible antennas has me wondering now. 2. What about an internal

KR> ELT antenna location

PETER KAREN GAUTHIER wrote: > How important is the 5' separation? > > Thanks, > > Pete Gauthier > KR builder > Woodburn, OR > If the ELT goes off..that comm antenna will be pretty much the last worry you have. Go with the 3 feet or the best you can do. -- Glenn Martin (N5PQ) Martek Mississip

KR> ELT antenna location

I just acquired an ACK model E-01 ELT. I went with this because it is the most inexpensive way to be legal, I'll upgrade when I begin to do some serious flying out of the valley. My problem is the installation instructions say to mount the antenna 1.6 meters (5') from the comm antenna. My com

KR> Elt, 406, APRS, etc

The important other half of any emergency-locating system is what the emergency responders use to detect a crash and universally use in their vehicles to find the potential survivors in a very timely manner.For the pilot, having a system which helps finding your remains if you don't survive

KR> ELT

- From: "erickelsheimer" To: "KRnet" Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 5:23 PM Subject: KR> ELT Anyone out there know anything about or used an AmeriKing - AK-450 - ELT Eric Von Kelsheimer KC9OUH ___ Search the

KR> ELT

At 04:23 PM 12/15/2008, you wrote: > Anyone out there know anything about or used an AmeriKing - >AK-450 - ELT > >Eric Von Kelsheimer + I think that's the one I have. A very popular model. Check AS&S for details. Change the

KR> ELT

Anyone out there know anything about or used an AmeriKing - AK-450 - ELT Eric Von Kelsheimer KC9OUH

KR> ELT in restored kr-2

Hi John, I got the impression you only fly solo - True ? If so you are exempt, but of all the equipment in the plane, the ELT is one I would certainly want working :-) So, I'd send the $20 - $30 to get an 121.5 if I was not flying across the boarders. I see there is a batch of 4 complete ELT's

KR> ELT in restored kr-2

I would think NAFTA was low in the priority list as it did not help the Mexican truckers trying to drive their 18 wheelers into the US w/o meeting US DOT regs. -dave John Gotschall wrote: > 2 things, > > > In the regs just posted (e) 4 seems to indicate that while flying off > the 40 hours (tes

KR> ELT in restored kr-2

ever change that. I have a 47 Bellanca that had an engine change from a Franklyn 165 to a lyc 0-360 back in 1976 and the records still show it with a Franklyn but the 337 shows the change. --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Dan Heath wrote: From: Dan Heath Subject: Re: KR> ELT in restored kr-2 To: kr...@my

KR> ELT in restored kr-2

Guys, To be accurate my plane never had an ELT so if I get one now it's "new" isin't it? Don't new installations require the 406 unit? jg

KR> ELT in restored kr-2

2 things, In the regs just posted (e) 4 seems to indicate that while flying off the 40 hours (testing) it is NOT required, did I get that right? (I concur w/Mark L, these 40 hrs are not a good time to be without one). Canada's regs imposes a unilateral trade restriction. I wonder if Nafta or o

KR> ELT in restored kr-2

eriod. The 121.5 is less expensive but the 406 is supposed to give a more localized search area. Is that what you want? John Bouyea N5391M/ KR2 in rebuild mode Hillsboro, Oregon (not that far from you!) Re: KR> ELT in restored kr-2 Hi, My kr-2 got it's airworthiness cert,

KR> ELT in restored kr-2

If you cross th3e boarder after Feb 2009, you will be required to have the $1000 406 mHz ELT - http://www.eaa.org/news/2008/2008-09-04_elt.asp This morning on AV-WEB> Canadian 406 ELT Rule Confirmed Canada will be closed to most U.S. light aircraft within about two years after Transport Canada

KR> ELT in restored kr-2

> But then, this is just from what I remember, so I hope that someone else > with regs in their brain will either confirm or deny. Well if nothing else, John's going to have to get a new set of airworthiness operating limitations, just because he's flying it in a different area and will need to

KR> ELT in restored kr-2

If you cross th3e boarder after Feb 2009, you will be required to have the $1000 406 mHz ELT - http://www.eaa.org/news/2008/2008-09-04_elt.asp It looks like the single person exception applies if you are removing the until for 90 days to get it fixed (my understanding from their use of "and" a

KR> ELT in restored kr-2

Unless they have recently changed the rules in the US, if you are flying solo, you are not required to have an ELT. If you are not changing the engine, different kind or size, then, just keep on flying off the hours. If you changed from a VW to a Cont, or something like that, then only 5 hours is

KR> ELT in restored kr-2

Hi, My kr-2 got it's airworthyness cert, and operating limitations back in the 1980's. Now with a new motor, canopy, fordeck and cowl, I am sure they will want me to fly off 40 hours in addition to the 22 already logged. What abot the ELT? It has none now. No mention of one in the logs. What do

KR> ELT

I think the new system is going to be mandatory for ocean flying,but I don't think they are going to get it through that fast for everyone and they actually have a system they are working on that can detect both current and new systems.Remember it was not to long ago that everyone was saying tha

KR> ELT

Jim, What're you worried about? By 2009 a thousand bucks will only be worth about ten dollars in todays money. Just put a ten-spot away someplace and you'll be all set! Frank Ross in the UK where auto fuel costs about $6 a gallon. But it's okay because they sell it by the liter... JIM

KR> ELT

I have the AmeriKing AK-450 in both of my planes. I chose it because it was inexpensive, and it uses D flashlight batteries. Some of the other units use a custom battery that greatly increases your cost over the years. I use the batteries I remove from my ELT to power my flashlights. Jim Van

KR> ELT

I just learned that my new emergency locator transmitter has become obsolete before I got it airborne the first time. The current 121.5/243.0 Megahertz analog ELT's will no longer be monitored after February 2009. They are being replaced by a new digital system that operates on 506.0 Megahertz

KR> ELT

. Heath - Lexington, SC ---Original Message--- From: JIM VANCE List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 04/08/06 09:04:58 To: krnet Subject: KR> ELT I just learned that my new emergency locator transmitter has become obsolete before I got it airborne the first time. The current 121.5/24

KR> ELT

quot; >Reply-To: KRnet >To: "krnet" >Subject: KR> ELT >Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 08:08:17 -0500 > >I just learned that my new emergency locator transmitter has become >obsolete before I got it airborne the first time. The current 121.5/243.0 >Megahertz analog EL

KR> ELT

that is correct. JR SanFrancisco - Original Message - From: "Steve Bray" To: Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 6:12 AM Subject: RE: KR> ELT > Jim > Just act like you didn't read that crap. 121.5 / 243.0 will light up every > time one go's off longer tha

KR> ELT

Follow up. A search on Sarsat/US and Sarsat/Russia satellites will verify completion dates. JR SanFrancisco - Original Message - From: "Steve Bray" To: Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 6:12 AM Subject: RE: KR> ELT > Jim > Just act like you didn't read that

KR> ELT

- From: To: "KRnet" Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 7:14 AM Subject: Re: KR> ELT > Follow up. > A search on Sarsat/US and Sarsat/Russia satellites > will verify completion dates. > JR > SanFrancisco > > > - Original Message - > From: "S

KR> ELT requirement

I crashed my Mustang II within 4 miles of the airport with the ELT working. I left it on to see how long it would take to get a response. I never did... > There was a guy flying locally that did not have an elt. He was in a > turbine helo. He went up north on a cold Michigan day

KR> ELT requirement

At 01:31 PM 3/4/2006, you wrote: >I crashed my Mustang II within 4 miles of the airport with the ELT >working. I left it on to see how long it would take to get a response. I >never did... I'll remind all the flyers again about c

KR> ELT requirement

Sallie Flesner" To: "KRnet" Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 3:16 PM Subject: Re: KR> ELT requirement > At 01:31 PM 3/4/2006, you wrote: >>I crashed my Mustang II within 4 miles of the airport with the ELT >>working. I left it on to see how long

KR> ELT requirement

Mine was working. > At 01:31 PM 3/4/2006, you wrote: >>I crashed my Mustang II within 4 miles of the airport with the ELT >>working. I left it on to see how long it would take to get a response. I >>never did... > > >

KR> ELT requirement

Indeed, there are other exemptions from the ELT requirement that may be useful or of interest to experimental homebuilders. Reference 14 CFR 91.207 ("Part 91")- there are exemptions made when it is required to ferry an aircraft from a place where repairs cannot be made to a place where they ca

KR> ELT requirement

There was a guy flying locally that did not have an elt. He was in a turbine helo. He went up north on a cold Michigan day and crashed in the woods 10 miles from town. He survived the crash but had two broken legs and no operating radio or phone. He crawled away from the downed craft, but ha

KR> ELT battries

Netters, While doing some work on the KR annual today I removed the ELT. I found 3 of the 6 Duracell MN1300 batteries called for by the manufacturer (Ameri-King) to have bursted and leaking "crap" all over inside the battery compartment of the ELT. The batteries were dated as good till the year

KR> ELT battries

quot;Larry&Sallie Flesner" To: "KRnet" Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 2:52 PM Subject: KR> ELT battries > > Netters, > > While doing some work on the KR annual today I removed the ELT. > I found 3 of the 6 Duracell MN1300 batteries called for by the > man

KR> ELT battries

At 03:33 PM 2/18/2006, you wrote: >Doesn't the FAA regs state that ELT batteries must be changed every 12 >months and so noted on an affixed label on the ELT? >Mark Jones It depends on the make and model. Many are 2 year battery packs. I g

KR> ELT battries

"KRnet" Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 3:48 PM Subject: Re: KR> ELT battries > At 03:33 PM 2/18/2006, you wrote: > >Doesn't the FAA regs state that ELT batteries must be changed every 12 > >months and so note

KR> ELT antenna

Anybody know of a reason why a "rubber duck" antenna wouldn't work on an ELT inside a composite aircraft? Most ELTs have a wire whip or external antenna but a rubber duck would be more compact. If it would work, does anybody have one they want to sell? There don't seem to be any on eBay. Osc

KR> ELT antenna

KR2 C-GDPU Port Coquitlam, B.C. Canada -Original Message- From: krnet-bounces+awh.hawkins=telus@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+awh.hawkins=telus@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Oscar Zuniga Sent: June 8, 2005 5:48 AM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> ELT antenna Anybody know o

KR> ELT antenna

Very in efficient. Could be tuned but most are cut for the 2 M band and are too short, Virg On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 07:48:05 -0500 "Oscar Zuniga" writes: > Anybody know of a reason why a "rubber duck" antenna wouldn't work on > an ELT > inside a composite aircraft? Most ELTs have a wire wh

KR> ELT antenna

I finished installing mine just the other day. I think i remember the book saying that a rubber ducky is unacceptable. I don't know why. Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA. joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com > Anybody know of a reason why a "rubber duck" antenna wouldn't work on > an ELT > inside a composite ai

KR> ELT antenna

Here is a site with a kit for making up to 6 antenna's for 29.00 http://www.rst-engr.com/rst/catalog/airplane_antenna.html Eric Pitts Terre Haute IN KR2S http://home.att.net/~e.j.pitts/

KR> ELT where to buy cheap

Net, does anybody know who sells an inexpensive ELT? other than Aircraft Spruce, Wicks? Lee Van Dyke Mesa AZ l...@vandyke5.com

KR> ELT where to buy cheap

eBay Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html - Original Message - From: "Lee Van Dyke" To: "KRnet" Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 1:25 PM Subject:

KR> ELT where to buy cheap

You might check Chief supply or Wag Aero > Net, > > does anybody know who sells an inexpensive ELT? other than Aircraft > Spruce, Wicks? > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message

KR> ELT where to buy cheap

does anybody know who sells an inexpensive ELT? other than Aircraft Spruce, Wicks? +++ RST Engineering - http://www.rst-engr.com/ Loads of good stuff for home builders Steve J

KR> ELT antenna

Dan just lightly scuff the aluminum plate with steel wool, sandpaper or whatever then wipe it down with solvent to make sure it is clean and shiny prior to installing the tape. The problems Ron was referring to are a common misconception as most electricians didn't follow the proper methods for ins

KR> ELT antenna

My ELT is a AK-450, I would like to mount the antenna some where out of sight, however the instruction call for a 36 inch ground plane. This is difficult to do in a KR-2. What are some solutions to make a acceptable installation? Is a 36 inch ground plane standard? Thanks: Clay Brod

KR> ELT antenna

/search or http://www.escribe.com/aviation/krnet/ and you will find lots of suggestions. Mark Jones -Original Message- From: Clayton Brod [mailto:br...@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 12:18 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> ELT antenna My ELT is a AK-450, I

KR> ELT Antenna

Clay, I have built many antennas using coaxial cable. The VSWR is less than 1.05 to 1.00. I'm using the same type of antenna for my comm radio. I have written up a blurb on how to make one, install it, and tune it. If you will contact me directly with your e-mail address, I'll send it to you.

KR> ELT Antenna

Hi, Jim; Thanks for the offer...I'll take a copy. Good luck in all your endevours. paulw...@webtv.net http://community.webtv.net/paulwasp/paulwaspspad

KR> ELT antenna - Mounting

Clay, If you look on this page: http://kr-builder.org/Electrical/index.html you can see how I install mine. I wrote to the manufacturer and they told me that a lesser space was acceptable, I think I was asking them about 24". You are right, there is not much room. There is a time for building an

KR> ELT antenna

net-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Mark Jones Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 1:56 PM To: 'KRnet' Subject: RE: KR> ELT antenna Clay, I have the same but a 2s and I made mine with 3/4" x 1/16" aluminum flat bar placed on top of the longero

KR> ELT antenna

N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on the pics Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC See you in Mt. Vernon - 2005 - KR Gathering ---Original Message--- From: KRnet List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 11/03/04 19:21:15 To: 'KRnet' Subject: RE: KR> ELT antenna Use th

KR> ELT antenna

fla.rr.com <- substitute an @ sign ;o) -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Dan Heath Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 7:24 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: RE: KR> ELT antenna Ron, Are you saying that my aluminum mounting bracket

KR> ELT Antenna Location

>My ELT ( AmeriKing ) says that the antenna must be located 3 feet from any >vertically polarized communication antenna. Where is there 3 feet available >between where a com could be installed and where this (*&)(*& can be >installed? >Daniel R. Heath +++

KR> ELT Antenna Location

I was reading my Terra TX-760D manual today, and it stated an absolute minimum of 21 inches to any other vertical antenna. Fortunately my rudder cables miss it by at least a half inch, so I should be safe there! Maybe that's where the squealing in my headset is coming from every time I key the mi

KR> ELT Antenna Location

RE: Are they suggesting you might get power from one antenna feeding to the other and setting off the ELT or what? Larry, They don't suggest anything. Another issue that I discovered after sending the message is that it requires a ground plane with a minimum diameter of 36 . If I go behind the se

KR> ELT Antenna Location

Mark, That is cool, and it only talks about COM freq range antenna. However, if wishes were fishes, my antenna would be back there also. "There is a time for building and a time for GOING TO THE GATHERING, and the time for building has long since expired." See you in Mt. Vernon - 2004 - KR Gath

KR> ELT Antenna Location

no flat place that will accommodate a 36 in diameter ground plane It would be nice to know the requirements before buying stuff like this. I am not sure that the ground plain needs to be perfectly flat - I have seen some that have consisted of 3/4" wide brass or copper strip

KR> ELT Antennas

The extensive demands to make a huge groundplane for your ELT antenna is based more on the lawyers' input than the engineers. The company insists that you put in this huge groundplane, which won't fit in 98% of the planes. Then, if you have to use your ELT and it doesn't work properly, they ca

KR> ELT Antenna Location

> On a few occasions now we have (as fellow pilots) used the ELT signal to > find a missing airplane by flying through the antenna radiation "cone" > in different directions and using the strongest signal on each pass as > the centre. I'm no antenna expert, but I thought the pattern from that sort

KR> ELT Antenna Location

-Original Message- From: Dan Heath [mailto:da...@alltel.net] Another issue that I discovered after sending the message is that it requires a ground plane with a minimum diameter of 36". If I go behind the seat, there is no flat place that will accommodate a 36" in diameter ground plane.

KR> ELT Antenna Location

I thought the pattern from that sort of antenna was more of a doughnut shape, which means directly above the antenna would be one of the weakest places in the pattern ++ Correct = the propagation pattern (in section) for a whip antenna is like a squashed heart shape with the lobes

KR> ELT Antenna Location

In a message dated 7/14/04 7:12:08 PM Mountain Daylight Time, da...@alltel.net writes: << I have a problem that I would suppose that most of you will or do have now. My ELT ( AmeriKing ) says that the antenna must be located 3 feet from any vertically polarized communication antenna. Where i

KR> ELT Antenna ground plane

Another issue that I discovered after sending >the message is that it requires a ground plane with a minimum diameter of 36 >Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC +++ I don't recall the size required but I used "tin foil" for a ground plane. I sprayed

KR> ELT Antenna Location

My com is on top, about where Marty's is, and the ground plane for that is stuck to the inside of the turtle deck. We are using copper tape. I may do what you did and put a ground plane of copper tape on top of the longeron cross pieces, and put a piece of skin plywood on first to give something to

KR> ELT Antenna Location

I have a problem that I would suppose that most of you will or do have now. My ELT ( AmeriKing ) says that the antenna must be located 3 feet from any vertically polarized communication antenna. Where is there 3 feet available between where a com could be installed and where this (*&)(*& can be i

KR> ELT Antenna Location

Dan Heath wrote: > I have a problem that I would suppose that most of you will or do have now. > My ELT ( AmeriKing ) says that the antenna must be located 3 feet from any > vertically polarized communication antenna. Where is there 3 feet available > between where a com could be installed and wh

KR> ELT Source

Someone posted a good source for ELT and I saved it, but cannot find it. I searched the archives for the past 3 months and cannot find it. Please reply off net to da...@alltel.net if you have that link. Thanks, "There is a time for building and a time for flying, and the time for building ha

KR> ELT Source

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html - Original Message - From: "Dan Heath" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 7:37 AM Subject: KR> ELT Source > Someone posted a good source for ELT and I saved it, but cannot find it. I > searched the archives for the past 3

KR> ELT Antenna

Is there ant reason not to mount the ELT antenna inside of the fuselage vs having it mounted external? Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html

@SPAM+++ KR> ELT Antenna

ist-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 05/22/04 14:56:49 To: KR Net Subject: @SPAM+++ KR> ELT Antenna Is there ant reason not to mount the ELT antenna inside of the fuselage vs having it mounted external? Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAF

KR> ELT Antenna

on the pics Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC See you in Mt. Vernon - 2004 - KR Gathering See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org ---Original Message--- From: KRnet List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 05/22/04 16:56:52 To: KR Net Subject: KR> ELT Antenna Is there

KR> ELT Antenna

Hi Mark and Netters, None what so ever, no need for outside mounting. I had 3 antennae inside, transponder, com and ham all inside. Com and ham were 1/4 wave dipoles and the txpdr sat in the vertical on a 1/4" plywood epoxied to a cross member half way down to the rudder. Still flying today the

KR>ELT on Ebay

I give up, sport pilot, etcetra. ELT for sale on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2454537260&ssP ageName=ADME:B:LC:MT:1 10 percent discount to anyone who has posted on KRNET. Ron Freiberger mailto: rfreiber...@swfla.rr.com

KR>ELT

Has anyone used the AK450 ELT by Ameri-King and what can you report about its quality, how does the manufacturer stand behind it, etc. Thanks From: resa...@cox.net

KR>ELT

Bob and netters, I have an Ameri-King 450 ELT and am quite happy with it. It is also standard equipment in all the Cessna aircraft that I fly daily. Colin Rainey KR2(td) crain...@cfl.rr.com Sanford, Florida FLY SAFE