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Key Takeaways:

  • The article details the replacement of an obsolete Narco 50A transponder and encoder with a modern Stratus ESG Transponder and Stratus 2S system in an older airplane.
  • The upgrade involved installing a new rack, a higher-accuracy (25 ft.) encoder, and carefully drilling and mounting a new GPS antenna, along with routing new antenna cables.
  • The new Stratus system provides enhanced functionality, including improved altitude reporting and the Stratus 2S now receiving GPS data from the newly installed antenna.
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Antenna cables

My two new antenna cables. One of the cables goes to the whip antenna located on the belly of my airplane, and the other one goes to my new GPS antenna. The cables were routed down the right side of the cabin, under the rear seat, and through the baggage area to the rear of the fuselage using existing cable routing.

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