Paul
When I flew in the US Army aircraft in the '60s, our L-19s had a radio
that put out 1/8th of a watt. They worked great at more than line of
sight distances! I purchased a Microaire 760 through a NZ distributor
at about 1/2 the US price. E-mail me if you want info.
Tom Friedland A 079 N96V
Steve Hagar wrote:
> Paul: I talked to the Microair guy at Sun and Fun about the 4 watt
> issue. He related that they are planning on introducing a new unit
> at Oshkosh. I believe he said that the new unit will have a variable
> output I understand it will put out 5 watts or 10 watts at the flick
> of a switch. They also have a trasponder that fits in the same sized
> small hole that their radio fits in. Steve HagarA143Mesa, AZN40SH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Stewart
> Subject: radios etc
> Just starting to think about planning a panel and have
> found the recentthread concerning ebgine instruments very
> useful. Along the same lines, arethere any opinions out
> there (can't believe there aren't) about suitable
> VHFequipment. In particular there has been quite a bit of
> marketing around theMICROAIR VHF transiever which seems a
> good price and weight. However itdoes quote a 4 watt
> transmit power as compared to 7 to 10 in other unitsI've
> seen. Is this an issue. If anyone has thoughts about this
> particularpiece of equipment, radios in general or knows of
> any good (though fairlybascic) source of information on
> radio installations I would be grateful tohear. Thanks in
> advance Paul Stewart
> Europa List is supported by Aviators Network UK -
> info@avnet.co.uke same lines, arethere any opinions out
> there (can't believe there aren't) about suitable
> vhfequipment. in particular there has been quite a bit of
> marketing around themicroair vhf transiever which seems a
> good price and weight. however itdoes quote a 4 watt
> transmit power as compared to 7 to 10 in other unitsi've
> seen. is this an issue. if anyone has thoughts about this
> particularpiece of equipment, radios in general or knows of
> any good (though fairlybascic) source of information on
> radio installations i would be grateful tohear. thanks in
> advance paul stewart
>
> --- Steve Hagar--- hagargs@earthlink.net
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