---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 03/28/14: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:38 AM - Re: Marker Beacon Remote Indicators? (donjohnston) 2. 09:27 AM - Re: Re: Marker Beacon Remote Indicators? (BobsV35B@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:38:01 AM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: Marker Beacon Remote Indicators? From: "donjohnston" BobsV35B(at)aol.com wrote: > What I am trying to do is help folks save money, space and weight on their airplanes. > > Seems any serious IFR pilot will have a GPS and, with a GPS, the marker beacon becomes superfluous. Just trying to save the troops a few bucks and some space in their flying machine. > > Happy Skies, > > Old Bob > I'm in the process of connecting my avionics. I installed a marker beacon antenna only to discover that the audio panel I'm installing doesn't have marker beacon indicators. I contacted the manufacture and they explained that marker beacon transmitters will start to be decommissioned starting next year. So they decided to remove that function. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=421197#421197 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:27:00 AM PST US From: BobsV35B@aol.com Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: Marker Beacon Remote Indicators? Smart Folks!! Happy Skies, Old Bob Do Not Archive In a message dated 3/28/2014 9:44:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, don@velocity-xl.com writes: --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "donjohnston" BobsV35B(at)aol.com wrote: > What I am trying to do is help folks save money, space and weight on their airplanes. > > Seems any serious IFR pilot will have a GPS and, with a GPS, the marker beacon becomes superfluous. Just trying to save the troops a few bucks and some space in their flying machine. > > Happy Skies, > > Old Bob > I'm in the process of connecting my avionics. I installed a marker beacon antenna only to discover that the audio panel I'm installing doesn't have marker beacon indicators. I contacted the manufacture and they explained that marker beacon transmitters will start to be decommissioned starting next year. So they decided to remove that function. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=421197#421197 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.