[ARC5] Antenna question

[D. Platt]

On 10/22/2012 3:52 PM, Jack Antonio wrote:
> On the nose of many 50s era aircraft was a little antenna, in
> the form of a U with the open end mounted toward the fuselage. There
> also was a rod down the middle of the U. I don't know the exact size,
> but a guess from fuzzy memory is about 6 to 9" long.
>
> What was this antenna?  IFF, Glide Slope?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Jack Antonio WA7DIA/4
>
Your options were correct.  Its the glide slope antenna.  Its placed 
there to try and keep the reception pattern unobstructed from any 
reflections.   Its about 5" long.   The VOR/LOC antenna(s) will be the 
ram's horn type (or whiskers) on the tail, etc.

Jeep - K3HVG