---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/04/14: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:39 AM - Re: Radio antenna question (Jack B. Hart) 2. 07:58 AM - Re: Kolb flight video (Larry Cottrell) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:39:07 AM PST US From: "Jack B. Hart" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Radio antenna question At 05:54 PM 3/31/2014 -0700, you wrote: > >For several years we had receive problems with radio coms on the FSII N582EF, transmit was ok, but receive was terrible, could not hear squat. Discovered putting the antenna on the vertical fin was great, solved all sorts of problems. > >Since it worked so good on that airplane, I tried it on the MKIII N420P and test flew it today. Reception was wonderful, ATC sounded better than they ever have before. Unfortunately, they could not understand anything I said. I was totally unreadable. > >Since I am electronically challenged, do any of you guys who understand this stuff better than me have any suggestions as to why this might be? I am using a Terra TPX 720 that has always worked well in the previous setup (antenna location here on the belly: http://www.bcchapel.org/pages/0003/pg9.htm ) > >Richard Pike >Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) >Kingsport, TN 3TN0 >My soul shall be joyful in the LORD; It shall rejoice in His salvation. Psalm 35:9 > > Richard, You can purchase ferrite snap beads from allelectronics.com for about $2. They are wonderful for chasing problems such as yours. Snap it over the microphone and/or power lead and see if it helps. Easy to do and it helps define where the problem is and when you find it just leave it in place. Jack B. Hart FF004 Winchester, IN ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:58:16 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Kolb flight video From: Larry Cottrell Thanks for the video. I liked it a lot! Pretty impressive. Larry On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Larlaeb wrote: > > Experimenting with multiple cameras, still a little rough. A muddy day > though. > > > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxdXwdWJkFExX2pCSGE0QVprclk/edit > > Thanks, > Allan > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=421543#421543 > > -- *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email address before sending.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-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/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-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.