---------------------------------------------------------- Avionics-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 06/26/04: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:31 AM - Transponder (Bob Gibfried) 2. 05:58 AM - Re: Transponder (Brian Lloyd) 3. 07:40 AM - Re: Transponder (Steven Fingerhut) 4. 08:49 AM - Re: Transponder (Brian Lloyd) 5. 05:19 PM - Re: Garmin 296 (Rocketman) 6. 05:43 PM - Re: Garmin 296 (DOUGPFLYRV@aol.com) 7. 06:05 PM - Re: Garmin 296 (Rocketman) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:31:20 AM PST US From: "Bob Gibfried" Subject: Avionics-List: Transponder --> Avionics-List message posted by: "Bob Gibfried" Larry My Narco AT50 transponder quit and I opted for the Garmin. New technology, shorter and I bought the pig tail for the Garmin from Aircraft Spruce along with the transponder.. A friend at an avionics shop added the connector for the ACK encoder in a half hour at no cost. Never even considered having the Narco repaired. Total cost was less than Narco's exchange price. Bob ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:58:54 AM PST US From: Brian Lloyd Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Transponder --> Avionics-List message posted by: Brian Lloyd Bob Gibfried wrote: > --> Avionics-List message posted by: "Bob Gibfried" > > Larry > > My Narco AT50 transponder quit and I opted for the Garmin. New technology, > shorter and I bought the pig tail for the Garmin from Aircraft Spruce along > with the transponder.. A friend at an avionics shop added the connector for > the ACK encoder in a half hour at no cost. Never even considered having the > Narco repaired. Total cost was less than Narco's exchange price. Have you guys really had good luck with the Garmin transponder? I had one installed in my CJ6A and it was no end of trouble. It kept drifting off frequency, something I would not have expected from a solid-state transponder. I guess I must have had a bad one. -- Brian Lloyd 6501 Red Hook Plaza brianl@lloyd.com Suite 201 http://www.lloyd.com St. Thomas, VI 00802 +1.340.998.9447 (voice) +1.360.838.9669 (fax) There is a time to laud one's country and a time to protest. A good citizen is prepared to do either as the need arises. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:40:24 AM PST US Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Transponder From: Steven Fingerhut --> Avionics-List message posted by: Steven Fingerhut Brian, I have had great luck with my Garmin transponder. I also know of another person on the field that has had the Garmin 330 for some time now. We have the TIS displayed on Garmin 530's. The TIS, traffic information system, is a wonderful thing. Can't say anything bad about them. Well, there was an AD that came out recentlybut it was a software fix for the mode S that is correceted for free by a Garmin shop. Steve > From: Brian Lloyd > Reply-To: avionics-list@matronics.com > Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 08:55:42 -0400 > To: avionics-list@matronics.com > Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Transponder > > --> Avionics-List message posted by: Brian Lloyd > > Bob Gibfried wrote: > >> --> Avionics-List message posted by: "Bob Gibfried" >> >> Larry >> >> My Narco AT50 transponder quit and I opted for the Garmin. New technology, >> shorter and I bought the pig tail for the Garmin from Aircraft Spruce along >> with the transponder.. A friend at an avionics shop added the connector for >> the ACK encoder in a half hour at no cost. Never even considered having the >> Narco repaired. Total cost was less than Narco's exchange price. > > Have you guys really had good luck with the Garmin transponder? I had one > installed in my CJ6A and it was no end of trouble. It kept drifting off > frequency, something I would not have expected from a solid-state transponder. > I guess I must have had a bad one. > > -- > Brian Lloyd 6501 Red Hook Plaza > brianl@lloyd.com Suite 201 > http://www.lloyd.com St. Thomas, VI 00802 > +1.340.998.9447 (voice) +1.360.838.9669 (fax) > > There is a time to laud one's country and a time to protest. > A good citizen is prepared to do either as the need arises. > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:49:14 AM PST US From: Brian Lloyd Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Transponder --> Avionics-List message posted by: Brian Lloyd Steven Fingerhut wrote: > --> Avionics-List message posted by: Steven Fingerhut > > Brian, > > I have had great luck with my Garmin transponder. I also know of another > person on the field that has had the Garmin 330 for some time now. We have > the TIS displayed on Garmin 530's. The TIS, traffic information system, is a > wonderful thing. Can't say anything bad about them. Well, there was an AD > that came out recentlybut it was a software fix for the mode S that is > correceted for free by a Garmin shop. I had the 320 and it was a royal pain. I swore I would never get another Garmin transponder. I am glad to hear that mine was an anomaly. I have stayed away from mode-S as it transmits the aircraft's ID, a feature I do not find particularly attractive. I have installed three panels worth of Apollo stuff (SL15, SL-30, SL-60, SL-70, and a GX-60 in one case) and couldn't be happier. The SL-30 gets my vote for best nav-com ever built. An SL-30 and an SL-70 constitutes a complete IFR avionics stack for a low-end aircraft. -- Brian Lloyd 6501 Red Hook Plaza brianl@lloyd.com Suite 201 http://www.lloyd.com St. Thomas, VI 00802 +1.340.998.9447 (voice) +1.360.838.9669 (fax) There is a time to laud one's country and a time to protest. A good citizen is prepared to do either as the need arises. ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:19:56 PM PST US From: Rocketman Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Garmin 296 --> Avionics-List message posted by: Rocketman DOUGPFLYRV@aol.com wrote: >--> Avionics-List message posted by: DOUGPFLYRV@aol.com > >Anyone know where to get a good price on a G296? Best I found is $1550. How >about getting a group price. Anyone have a good contact? >Thanks, >Doug Preston >RV8 > > > > Doug, Where did you find the 296 for that price? -- Jeff Builders Log: http://www.N55XS.com ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:43:53 PM PST US From: DOUGPFLYRV@aol.com Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Garmin 296 --> Avionics-List message posted by: DOUGPFLYRV@aol.com Jeff, sorry, but I don't have that available as I was not interested at that price. I got the name of the vendor from another pilot. Will try to get it. Seems it was in Indiana????Check with me about the end of the week. Doug ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 06:05:30 PM PST US From: Rocketman Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Garmin 296 --> Avionics-List message posted by: Rocketman DOUGPFLYRV@aol.com wrote: >--> Avionics-List message posted by: DOUGPFLYRV@aol.com > >Jeff, sorry, but I don't have that available as I was not interested at that >price. I got the name of the vendor from another pilot. Will try to get it. >Seems it was in Indiana????Check with me about the end of the week. > >Doug > > > Thanks, will do... -- Jeff Builders Log: http://www.N55XS.com