---------------------------------------------------------- Avionics-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/02/04: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:21 AM - Garmin 430 and King KX-155 Freq. Interference problem.... (David Lloyd) 2. 08:58 PM - Party Time at Slobovia Outernational Airport!! (Charlie & Tupper England) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:21:01 AM PST US From: "David Lloyd" Subject: Avionics-List: Garmin 430 and King KX-155 Freq. Interference problem.... --> Avionics-List message posted by: "David Lloyd" Thanks to all that responded to this comm problem. Thanks to Matt for having this List for our use. A special Thank you to Jeff Kraudelt. He nailed the problem. The "transmit interlock" connection was NOT wired when the av shop installed my Garmin 430! It is pin 14 of connector P2 of the Garmin. The other end goes to the KX-155 pin that carries the PTT connection. Because of the very high receiver sensitivity of the 430, Garmin included a circuit that would pull down its receiver sensitivity when another transmitter, such as the KX-155 PTT switch was pressed for TX'g. I understand that modern audio panels, such as Garmins, handle that control automatically now, but, the KMA-20 audio panel was not designed for that level of control. I was interesting in how I determined if my pin 14 had a connection. The idea of getting behind the panel to trace the lead was about as appealing as driving spikes in my forehead. Instead, I pulled the 430 from it's tray and with a good light and stronger reading glasses, I could "see" all the connector pins that were used in P2 as well as determine which pins were not used visually, even though all the wiring was hidden on the other side. The pins used and located or not located in the P2 sockets were plainly discernable. David ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:58:17 PM PST US From: Charlie & Tupper England Don Ward , aeroelectric list , Rotary motors in aircraft , "Anderson, Ed" , "avionics-list@matronics.com" , "Berry, Imogene " , "bourgeois, Gene (home)" , "Boyd, Bill " , "Buchanan, Sam " , "Burris, Curt" , "Callahan, Michael D. " , "Calvert, Jerry " , "Canizaro, Paul " , "Carter, Tommy Sue Paxton" Subject: Avionics-List: Party Time at Slobovia Outernational Airport!! --> Avionics-List message posted by: Charlie & Tupper England Greetings Fellow Aviators, The Lower Slobovia Outernational Garden Club would like to extend to You and Yours a cordial invitation to our next effort to cultivate more frequent pilotage, higher flour bombing accuracy, and an increased consumption of non plant food matter. We will be serving lunch to you on Saturday, June 5, 2004. I'll make available sheet metal tools & aluminum for anyone wanting their 1st exposure to metal work. For those interested in alternative engines, I'll try ot hav a Mazda rotary opened up for inspection. Formation flight teams are invited to attend & demonstrate their skills. (Mike Stewart, are you listening?) Plaques will be awarde for flour bombing, longest distance flown, & other categories & as determined by our totally biased judges. Anyone wishing to arrive on Friday and/or stay until Sunday is welcome to do so. Just throw a bedrool in your plane/car & we will find yo a place to sleep that's out of the heat. There are lots of spare bedrooms, hangar apartments, floor space, etc. available with the sponsoring families. We will do continental breakfast stuff in the morning & poll the participants for evening meal decisions. Some of our pilots actually consider themselves multitalented & encourage you to bring your musical instrument of choice for some homegrown music in the evening. Now for the details: Disclaimer: Slobovia is a private airport. Pilots operate at their own risk. You can get complete info about our airport at airnav.com http://www.airnav.com/airport/MS71 FAA Identifier: MS71 Lat/Long: 32-29-42.508N / 090-17-34.325W 32-29.70847N / 090-17.57208W 32.4951411 / -90.2928681 (estimated) Elevation: 250 ft. / 76 m (estimated) Variation: 03E (1985) From city: 1 mile N of POCAHONTAS, MS (10 miles N of Jackson MS) Airport Operations Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing Activation date: 11/1988 Sectional chart: MEMPHIS Control tower: no ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER FSS: GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] Attendance: UNATNDD Wind indicator: yes Segmented circle: no Lights: RDO REQ Beacon: unknown Airport Communications UNICOM: 122.75 WX ASOS at HKS (10 nm S): 120.625 (601-354-4037) WX ASOS at JAN (16 nm SE): PHONE 601-932-2822 Nearby radio navigation aids VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var JAN r258/6.4 JACKSON VORTAC 112.60 05E Runway Information Runway 15/33 Dimensions: 3540 x 80 ft. / 1079 x 24 m Surface: turf RUNWAY 15 RUNWAY 33 Traffic pattern: left left Obstructions: 70 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway none If you need driving directions or more info, feel free to email me at cengland@netdoor.com or call at 601-879-9596. Charlie