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     1. 05:28 PM - Wilcox transponder  (MOEMILLS@aol.com)
     2. 10:27 PM - Re: Wilcox transponder  (CloudCraft@aol.com)
 
 
 
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Time: 05:28:33 PM PST US
From: MOEMILLS@aol.com
Subject: Commander-List: Wilcox transponder

--> Commander-List message posted by: MOEMILLS@aol.com

Folks,

 I think this came up a while back, but I forgot.  Any suggestions as to who 
could repair my back up transponder: Wilcox 1014A.

Thanx!

Moe N680RR






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Time: 10:27:42 PM PST US
From: CloudCraft@aol.com
Subject: Re: Commander-List: Wilcox transponder

--> Commander-List message posted by: CloudCraft@aol.com

In a message dated 04/13/04 17:28:54 Pacific Daylight Time, MOEMILLS@aol.com 
writes:

> I think this came up a while back, but I forgot.  Any suggestions as to who 
> 
> could repair my back up transponder: Wilcox 1014A.

Moe,

I think I replied a while back, but I forgot.   Not good news ....

Back in the days I was flying Milt's old plane -- N414C -- I needed to get 
the Wilcox repaired.   The shop in Kansas City was able to cobble it together 
but told me it was the last time.   That was in 1996.

If I'm not mistaken, it uses a vacuum tube in the power supply and that's 
what's impossible to find.

Symptoms of it going bad was the transponder spraying out random squawk codes 
that drove ATC nuts.

Does this sound like what your Wilcox is doing?

If so, it may be time to use it for a bookend.

Wing Commander Gordon