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Bob,

Thank you for your time and help.

Justin

Bob, Thank you for the reply. The way you said that I am thinking I should know who Bill Pancake is but I am afraid to say I don't or maybe I did and I have forgotten. Could you provide any details around his contact options? I will give the folks at the Argyle shop a lookup and see if I can reach t...

I'm looking for some replacement cowling fasteners for a 1948 Sedan, I am not having much luck searching the usual spots.

Any help would appreciated.


Thanks.

Thanks for the info and reply guys. I tried it again the way that video shows and I am getting the same 1:12 and right at 7 watts on the power which is correct. So I ordered another antenna, delivered today so should be able to put it on tomorrow and give the test another shot. I'll update when I kn...

Thank you Richard. I'll try to touch base with him tomorrow.

Justin

Richard, Thanks for the video. I am not sure of anything honestly. I did calibrate the meter but had it on forward power setting when I did it and also I didn't have the dial turned all the way to the left before I started the calibration, but did calibrate full scale as it said. Also it was in forw...

Bob,

Thank you for the reply. You have mentioned Bill Pancake's name a couple times but I don't have any clue how to get in touch with him. Is there some membership directory that I can get access too?

Thanks,
Justin

Ok fellas I need a bit more guidance. So I hooked up the SWR meter and if I'm doing it right the readings are way up in the red. The power output showed to be in 6.5W range and the SWR reading showed to be about 12....If i'm supposed to be in the 1.6 or below I'm in trouble likely. I am attaching li...

Folks I tried to search before asking, either not there or could be I suck at it. I have a set of 26" Good Year tires just laying around the shop. I got them with my previous Cessna 170 purchase. Had to remove them as they were not approved per my IA. I would love to see them on my Sedan but do...

Thank you Richard and Bob. Just the info I needed. I didn't understand all of it but the guy that does HAM here did and had all the adapters I needed.

Justin

It will be a few days before I can look for myself but what kind of connector is on the Antenna? Will I need some sort of adapter to plug into the meter? I look at a Comant antenna spec online and it states BNC so I think that is the correct answer but wanted to verify if someone knew. Thanks, Justin

Folks, I have a Sedan and think I'm in need of a new battery but not sure. Any guidance on how to check my electrical system to verify my battery is my real issue. When I bought the plane in Dec of last year it had a Gill in it then. It didn't seem to have issue during any of my pre-purchase flights...

Thank you for the reply folks. Yea the right antenna is what I'm after. Not sure which one to pick if I go that route. For now I just put a short piece of pvc pipe down over it and taped it up. I haven't been able to do a distance check since I'm all in the boonies but it worked within a few miles o...

Where are you located? Bill Pancake is a HAM and will for sure have one and any avionics shop will. Bob, I am in rural Arkansas, close to a little town called Jasper. I have a friend in Little Rock that is a HAM operator and he said he had one if it included the freq that I needed. I'll update him ...

Bob, Thank you for your quick reply. It appears to still be electrically connected. Looking at the exposed portion it just appears there is a copper wire surrounded by a clear coating running up through the antenna. That doesn't appear to be damaged. I am not sure what an SWR Bridge or Antenna Analy...