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1. 09:27 AM - Handheld comm radio (Sidsel & Svein Johnsen)
2. 10:26 AM - Re: Handheld comm radio (rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us)
3. 10:31 AM - Re: outrigger legs (jonathanmilbank)
4. 01:06 PM - Re: Handheld comm radio (Bud Yerly)
5. 01:49 PM - Re: Re: 914 - rough running, and RPM drop when testing the A circuit (Bud Yerly)
6. 06:46 PM - Re: Handheld comm radio (Robert Borger)
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Subject: | Handheld comm radio |
Does anyone have experience (good or bad) with a handheld VHF comm radio
used in the aircraft? I am interested in this option as a second radio on
board, both in case the installed radio should fail and -primarily - as a
means of listening to VFR traffic close to non-towered airports and
air-to-air communication (fairly close range) while still listening to the
traffic controllers on radio no. 1.
Info on radio, connection to external antenna if any, connection to headset,
etc., appreciated.
Regards
Svein
LN-SKJ
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Subject: | Re: Handheld comm radio |
Hi Svein
I mounted a Vertex handheld in my panel run through an audio panel. (not
flying yet)
I have a separate antenna for the Vertex. I have the AAE antenna folded
in half so that it works equally as bad on Nav and Com. Reality is
it probably will function ~ 75% of it being properly orientated. Works a
lot better than the rubber ducky antenna. The antenna is easily removable
so you can work in the back.
Using a better antenna than the rubber ducky will give you a lot better
results no matter what radio you use.
Pics of panel mounted radio:
http://www.europaowners.org/main.php?g2_itemId=27305
Pics of removable antenna (folded in half):
http://www.europaowners.org/main.php?g2_itemId=31216
Ron Parigoris
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Subject: | Re: outrigger legs |
Remi,
PM me if you still need help. Perhaps I might be of assistance.
Jonathan
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Subject: | Re: Handheld comm radio |
Svein,
I have used portables in the Europa with only the rubber duckie antenna
and find ranges of 15-20 miles without a problem. I use the plug in
adapters for my headsets in the radio to improve hearing and
communicating... This makes listening to the main and standby radio
difficult with a speaker in the plane near your head. The handheld will
pick up the EM from the speaker and it drives the squelch to an annoying
level. I will use the hand held with one headphone off if I need to use
two radios. My experience in the military with only one radio makes
listening to the handheld or com 2 a pain. I guess I am just a one
thing at a time guy and not a multi-tasker.
Increase your range by installing an antenna such as the Advanced
Aircraft Electronics (AAE) brand which have a built in ground plane.
Run a coax wire from the antenna into the passenger headrest and it
works pretty good. Transmitting through the engine with the duckie
antenna is a problem in the pattern so figure the guy pulling out on the
runway with you on final, may not hear you well.
Choose a handheld with a 5 watt power output and it works very well with
the AAE brand antenna as a backup for radio failure. Using it for a
trip will require aircraft power. Glider pilots have been using them
for com for quite some time with the stick on the canopy optional
antennas sold by most handheld manufacturers.
Bud Yerly
Europa Tech Support
----- Original Message -----
From: Sidsel & Svein Johnsen<mailto:sidsel.svein@oslo.online.no>
To: europa-list@matronics.com<mailto:europa-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 12:27 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Handheld comm radio
Does anyone have experience (good or bad) with a handheld VHF comm
radio used in the aircraft? I am interested in this option as a second
radio on board, both in case the installed radio should fail and
-primarily - as a means of listening to VFR traffic close to non-towered
airports and air-to-air communication (fairly close range) while still
listening to the traffic controllers on radio no. 1.
Info on radio, connection to external antenna if any, connection to
headset, etc., appreciated.
Regards
Svein
LN-SKJ
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Subject: | Re: 914 - rough running, and RPM drop when testing the |
A circuit
Kees
Had the same experience. Good ohm check of the coil, but after buying
two coils and swapping them around, finally found the bad one. Tell
tale sign was the steel plates that make up the core had corroded and
began to split a bit at the edge. Autopsy revealed the inside was
worse. I guess the distance of the split of only a fraction of a mm
reduced the coils effectiveness. Found a second coil with corrosion and
changed it out also.
We also used a timing light on each plug wire looking for weak spark or
a miss, and that was somewhat effective finding it also. Very
frustrating to do though, as the proximity of the pickup to the plug and
direction of the pickup must be the same on each cylinder to get results
that are conclusive.
Bottom line is it is a bit of trial and error. Not for the impatient or
those of limited means. It takes a bit of time.
Regards,
Bud Yerly
Tech Support
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From: kees de bussy<mailto:keesdebussy@hotmail.com>
To: europa-list@matronics.com<mailto:europa-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 6:44 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Re: 914 - rough running, and RPM drop when
testing the A circuit
<keesdebussy@hotmail.com<mailto:keesdebussy@hotmail.com>>
For what it is worth. I experienced 2 times a similar problem with my
Rotax 912s. About 4 years ago for the first time and it was figured out
that 1 of the wires of 1 of the ignition boxes was broken close to the
connector. The wire was soldered which solved the problem.
A few weeks ago it happened again. So I checked the wires but with no
result. Furthermore I checked the spark plug leads, spark plug
connectors, pull off force, etc. replaced all the spark plugs but no
results.
Eventually the problem was located by a local Rotax dealer who
discovered a faulty ignition coil. The error in the ignition coil could
not be detected by measurement but only by swapping parts. Hence it was
a real pain to find out.
Good luck.
Kees de Bussy
PH-SBR
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Subject: | Re: Handheld comm radio |
Sven,
I have flown a couple sport biplanes which used handheld radios wired into t
he cockpit. Adaptors for standard headsets and some sort of adaptor for PTT
on the stick. Wired to A/C power and coax to external wire antenna. Worke
d very well.
Best regards,
Robert Borger, President
Geowhiziks & Doodlebugging, Inc.
Certified Petroleum Geophysicist AAPG#101
3705 Lynchburg Dr.
Corinth, TX 76208-5331
(H) 940-497-2123
(C) 817-992-1117
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On Sep 23, 2012, at 12:27, Sidsel & Svein Johnsen <sidsel.svein@oslo.online.
no> wrote:
Does anyone have experience (good or bad) with a handheld VHF comm radio use
d in the aircraft? I am interested in this option as a second radio on boar
d, both in case the installed radio should fail and =93primarily
=93 as a means of listening to VFR traffic close to non-towered airports and
air-to-air communication (fairly close range) while still listening to the t
raffic controllers on radio no. 1.
Info on radio, connection to external antenna if any, connection to headset,
etc., appreciated.
Regards
Svein
LN-SKJ
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