flyboy0681 Posted February 2, 2022 Report Posted February 2, 2022 The connector on mine broke and I need a replacement. The underneath panel where it's mounted was used for other antennas over the years and is a patchwork of fillers and looks like Swiss cheese. It would be easier buying a used antenna of the same type instead of fitting a brand new one and I'm looking for someone that may have one lying around. This is for a 1993 J model and has four mounting screws on the outside of the unit. I already contacted Alan Fox and he doesn't have any.
jaylw314 Posted February 2, 2022 Report Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, flyboy0681 said: The connector on mine broke and I need a replacement. The underneath panel where it's mounted was used for other antennas over the years and is a patchwork of fillers and looks like Swiss cheese. It would be easier buying a used antenna of the same type instead of fitting a brand new one and I'm looking for someone that may have one lying around. This is for a 1993 J model and has four mounting screws on the outside of the unit. I already contacted Alan Fox and he doesn't have any. Not sure this helps, but the factory transponder antenna is not readily available these days, I had replaced mine a couple months ago. My A&P said he ended up getting the Comant CI-105 and installing new mounting hardware and that the cost and effort was trivial. And the CI-105 is <$200. Edit: now that I say that, I'm not sure which model it was, but I'll check my paperwork later tonight if you're interested Edited February 2, 2022 by jaylw314
flyboy0681 Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Posted February 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, jaylw314 said: Not sure this helps, but the factory transponder antenna is not readily available these days, I had replaced mine a couple months ago. My A&P said he ended up getting the Comant CI-105 and installing new mounting hardware and that the cost and effort was trivial. And the CI-105 is <$200. Edit: now that I say that, I'm not sure which model it was, but I'll check my paperwork later tonight if you're interested Yea, the reason I put out this post is due to the original no longer being manufactured and I don't want new holes made in the belly panel to accommodate a new one. Going with the same one, albeit used and years old, is probably the best approach.
Baker Avionics Posted February 2, 2022 Report Posted February 2, 2022 6 hours ago, flyboy0681 said: The connector on mine broke and I need a replacement. The underneath panel where it's mounted was used for other antennas over the years and is a patchwork of fillers and looks like Swiss cheese. It would be easier buying a used antenna of the same type instead of fitting a brand new one and I'm looking for someone that may have one lying around. This is for a 1993 J model and has four mounting screws on the outside of the unit. I already contacted Alan Fox and he doesn't have any. Grab one of these: Comant E Series Ci E01 Transponder / ADS-B Out Antenna Non TSO | Aircraft Spruce and then put screws in where the old screws used to be and BOOM! Bob's your uncle! 1
ZuluZulu Posted February 3, 2022 Report Posted February 3, 2022 Would one of these work for you? From a 1994 J/MSE.
flyboy0681 Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Posted February 3, 2022 15 hours ago, ZuluZulu said: Would one of these work for you? From a 1994 J/MSE. I won't be back at the hangar for a while to take a look but will respond when I do. If anything, it would be the one on the top of the picture because it does have four external screws.
flyboy0681 Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Posted February 3, 2022 Just found out the antenna is a DMNI70-2.
ZuluZulu Posted February 3, 2022 Report Posted February 3, 2022 1 hour ago, flyboy0681 said: Just found out the antenna is a DMNI70-2. Mine are the Comant CI-305, two of them.
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