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Technical Support / Transponder Aerial
« on: January 28, 2020, 07:21:52 pm »
I might be being a little dense here!
I have had a PAW from nearly the word GO and it has worked fine except the Transponder receiver aerial is located in one of the few vertical positions in the cockpit (its a Falco and everything is curved or has large chunks of metal or fuel tanks in the way to obstruct signals). This results in some blind spots, I also have had for a while a Garrecht VY-01 Transponder with ADS-B output and external aerial linked to an MGL EFIS, again has worked fine.
Question is: Is there any reason why I cannot T a BNC connector into my Transponder aerial and connect to the PAW as well (with of course suitable connectors). I realise the Garrecht outputs a thunk through the aerial but as it also receives and the aerial is external then it may give me a better reception.
I have explored putting the aerial in the wing but this is heading towards the 'too hard tray'.
Have looked through the forum and cannot see this topic having been raised before.
I have had a PAW from nearly the word GO and it has worked fine except the Transponder receiver aerial is located in one of the few vertical positions in the cockpit (its a Falco and everything is curved or has large chunks of metal or fuel tanks in the way to obstruct signals). This results in some blind spots, I also have had for a while a Garrecht VY-01 Transponder with ADS-B output and external aerial linked to an MGL EFIS, again has worked fine.
Question is: Is there any reason why I cannot T a BNC connector into my Transponder aerial and connect to the PAW as well (with of course suitable connectors). I realise the Garrecht outputs a thunk through the aerial but as it also receives and the aerial is external then it may give me a better reception.
I have explored putting the aerial in the wing but this is heading towards the 'too hard tray'.
Have looked through the forum and cannot see this topic having been raised before.