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Re: Europa-List: Radio gremlins

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Radio gremlins
From: David Joyce <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:23:54

Nigel, That's remarkably kind of you. Unfortunately it's pretty clear that 
it is a wiring problem. However the RGV Avionics guys return from holiday 
tomorrow and I have time if necessary to rewire the whole thing! Regards, 
David
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "nigel charles" <nwcmc@tiscali.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 7:58 PM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Radio gremlins


>
> If you can use an SL40 in the same rack then you can borrow my radio as
> I will be too busy to fly my Europa for the next couple of weeks.
>
> Regards
>
> Nigel Charles
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of David Joyce
> Sent: 15 August 2008 19:11
> To: Europa list
> Subject: Europa-List: Radio gremlins
>
> <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk>
>
> My nearly new Garmin SL30 which has previously worked fine, today in the
> air
> started refusing to change frequency. It was as though it had decided to
>
> stick to just one working frequency and just one standby. Changing the
> standby saw it change back to the starting one over the next second or
> two.
> Changing from the active to the standby was followed by it changing
> itself
> back to the previous active. This is a potential disaster as I am due to
> fly
> off to the Black Sea (fortunately the West bank of it!) on Wednesday,
> and
> the avionics experts at RGV Aviation are off on holiday.
>        The SL30 is linked to a Blue Mountain Efis to display VORs &
> glide
> slopes, and potentially to share frequencies, but the radio behaved the
> same
> when I switched off the Efis.
>        Any thoughts would be most welcome
>                   Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
>
>
> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
> 8/15/2008 5:58 AM
>
>
> 



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