Close-up of my new GPS antenna.
ADS-B Installation Gallery
Key Takeaways:
- The author upgraded an obsolete and failing Narco 50A transponder to a modern Stratus ESG transponder and Stratus 2S.
- The installation involved removing old equipment, installing a new rack, a higher-accuracy encoder (25 ft.), and routing new antenna cables.
- A new GPS antenna was carefully drilled, positioned, and sealed on the aircraft fuselage to provide enhanced satellite information to the Stratus 2S.
- This modernization improved the aircraft's transponder capabilities, altitude reporting accuracy, and the Stratus 2S's GPS functionality.
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