As there seems to be a bit of a pause in group correspondence I thought I'd raise an idea sparked by a comment in March 2018 from David Frobe re. a possibly of a structure able to provide protection

Sounds like a good project for someone wanting in the air quick. Keith

Canardians- As noted in Mr. Orr's newsletter, we lost Bruce Smith over the winter. His family is trying to move his project Long EZ on to a new owner. I've been up to see the project, and this is

I flew professionally w/ iPads for about 10 years. The first generation was a joke the processor was so slow. Only good for reading the flight and operations manuals - on the ground. When

I've recently been using my old original iPad-mini in my long-ez. It is a wifi only version running iFly-GPS. It readily picks up the GPS signal from my uavionics based ADSB in/out system. I get maps,

Absolutely Neil. I had forgotten the gps aspect. Very important distinction John s

I don't think I would tell anyone that you were flying with a Maxipad!!

FWIW, I haven’t extra large version that I call the Maxi Pad. I like the larger size and haven’t had any problems with it getting in the way. No cell connection; just WiFi to me ADSB. Vernon

If you have an alternate gps source like Stratus or Stratux then wifi only works fine (although the cell model has gps which makes a good backup) Neil K.

I have, in the past always purchased iPads with cellular. I continue to do so with my traveling ( ergo aviation ) iPad same with my wife’s mini iPad. We only do mini iPads. We have no professional

Good morning all, Looking at upgrading and just asking for current thoughts or experiences. Thanks in advance!

I don’t use them for baluns. (BALanced to Unbalanced) The ONLY reason I use them is to strip the always-present RF being reflected down the outside of the shield from getting into the rest of

I was more concerned about the feedline impacting the beampattern rather than the impedance. Regards, Phillip Johnson Cozy MKIV RG Powered by Subaru IO-200 (SN

Del, Did you it's two j-poles or use one for both SDRs? Steve.

Your right Steve, I was not commenting on what you posted but to whomever asked: "With your dipole arrangement, what did you use to decouple the feedline? Did you use ferrites etc.? " For ADS-B in

Hi Del, I think you meant to address that to Phillip. I believe you and I are are on the same page with the possible exception that I am lazier than you and wouldn't bother with any balun unless I

Steve I would not know how to use ferrite at those frequencies. A coax balun is easy to make especially if you use 1/8” UT141 semi-rigid coax which solders nicely. See attached. You can make a

"With your dipole arrangement, what did you use to decouple the feedline? Did you use ferrites etc.? " I didn't use anything. But then my dipole is receive-only and the feed line is very short and

Steve, With your dipole arrangement, what did you use to decouple the feedline? Did you use ferrites etc.? Regards, Phillip Johnson Cozy MKIV RG Powered by Subaru IO-200 (SN

I agree those ground plane wires may not work well. Any piece of wire will “work”, so would a wet noodle LOL. A half wave antenna is easier to make and would work predictably if you can find a