I mixed up some epoxy and microlight filler along with some white tint and applied it to the inside of the bottom cowl. It started stiffening up before I could finish, but I got about half of it down. This fills in the pattern left by the honeycomb core to provide a smooth finish and fill in any pinholes. I’ll seal this with some neat epoxy tinted white to provide an easy to clean surface.
I decided to go ahead and mount the com antenna. My wife gave me a hand with the nuts since you can’t reach both sides at the same time.
I then installed a BNC connector on the coax and installed it on the antenna.
I also fabricated a doubler for the transponder antenna. I’ll need a little help riveting this on.
Finally, I fabricated the transponder antenna cable. It has a BNC connector on one end and a TNC connector on the other.
Finally, I vacuumed out this bay and reinstalled the shelf in preparation for riveting it in place.
