foxmoth wrote:You can easily throw an SE2 in the back of a tiger moth.
You can throw one in the back of a Tiger Moth but that does not mean it will work, I tried it in the back of our Ma5 (similar setup to a dH82a) in a number of locations including top pocket of my flying suit and it was only picked up by Bartons ADSB as we touched down!
That’s odd, if ours works in the back of a PA28, you’d think you’d be able to use one in the back of a Tiger Moth wouldn’t you?
I think putting it in your pocket is just about the worst thing you could possibly have done.
Your body is a bag of water that stops any radio waves stone dead. You want it as far away from that as you can!
Tbh, the best “how to position a small transceiver in an aircraft” documents are those written by PAW. You’d not put the PAW antenna in your top pocket. You’d not want it anywhere near your body.
The research is quite clear about that.
That SE2 really would have worked better lodged upright anywhere else!
If I’m completely honest, I forgot you don’t have a window to stick it on! I’ll stop saying “throw it in the back”. Not quite true is it! Needs more consideration than that.