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Do not paint antenna
Do not mount close to conductors
Mount as far away from drone carbon as possible
Mount away from motors, escs, and other antennas
Feed line can mechanically be ignored (no electrical requirements for the feed line)
Try to maximize time the airside antenna has line of sight to the groundside antenna for common aircraft attitudes
This could be mathematically optimized for which side of the drone it should be on by looking at the CONOPs Map
SWR can be measured with a VNA after mounting
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