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John Golovich
August 6th 03, 03:41 PM
Here is my plan. Any thoughts would be appreciated. BTW my plane is
a 73 Cessna 150L.

I am going to move my Satellite Radio to my plane.

To mount the base station, I was planning on getting a small
plexi-glass shelf and making a small cut in my center console to mount
this shelf in and then securing it on the back side with some brackets
or possible with some industrial adhesive. The radio console then
would screw to this little shelf.

The audio out of the satellite radio would then plug into the music in
of my intercom system. The problem here is that there is no volume
control on the satellite radio. To solve this problem I would install
a POTS in series of the line moving into the audio panel.

Does this sound like it would work?

John

Viperdoc
August 6th 03, 03:48 PM
Although there is no volume control, on the Delphi XM radio there is an
adjustment for audio output which does alter the volume.

Newps
August 6th 03, 10:28 PM
I have an AM/FM walkman type radio velcroed to the windshield and fed
into the music in jack of my intercom. Although I obviously have a
volume knob on the radio I usually set the volume in the middle and
control the volume with the intercom volume knob. Can't you do the same?

John Golovich wrote:

> Here is my plan. Any thoughts would be appreciated. BTW my plane is
> a 73 Cessna 150L.
>
> I am going to move my Satellite Radio to my plane.
>
> To mount the base station, I was planning on getting a small
> plexi-glass shelf and making a small cut in my center console to mount
> this shelf in and then securing it on the back side with some brackets
> or possible with some industrial adhesive. The radio console then
> would screw to this little shelf.
>
> The audio out of the satellite radio would then plug into the music in
> of my intercom system. The problem here is that there is no volume
> control on the satellite radio. To solve this problem I would install
> a POTS in series of the line moving into the audio panel.
>
> Does this sound like it would work?
>
> John

Michelle P
August 7th 03, 12:29 AM
John,

I took my portable Sony XM Receiver from my car (I now have a permanent
one in my car) and put it my plane. I just set the receiver under the
seat and the antenna in the Baggage area. I do not have to worry about
position since I have a tubular steel and fabric airframe.

My reviver has an output line level adjustment under the menu. That
helps me adjust it to the intercom.

Michelle



John Golovich wrote:

>Here is my plan. Any thoughts would be appreciated. BTW my plane is
>a 73 Cessna 150L.
>
>I am going to move my Satellite Radio to my plane.
>
>To mount the base station, I was planning on getting a small
>plexi-glass shelf and making a small cut in my center console to mount
>this shelf in and then securing it on the back side with some brackets
>or possible with some industrial adhesive. The radio console then
>would screw to this little shelf.
>
>The audio out of the satellite radio would then plug into the music in
>of my intercom system. The problem here is that there is no volume
>control on the satellite radio. To solve this problem I would install
>a POTS in series of the line moving into the audio panel.
>
>Does this sound like it would work?
>
>John
>
>

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Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity

Wayne
August 7th 03, 01:22 AM
I think you will have a reception problem. Depends on your location in
the world as to where the satelite actually is. We installed one in a boat
and everything was fine unless we were anchored to a southern shore, then
the trees blocked the signal. The antenna is going to have to be on top of
the plane, any interior mount is going to cause a problem when the wings are
between the antenna and the actual satelite.

Wayne

"John Golovich" > wrote in message
om...
> Here is my plan. Any thoughts would be appreciated. BTW my plane is
> a 73 Cessna 150L.
>
> I am going to move my Satellite Radio to my plane.
>
> To mount the base station, I was planning on getting a small
> plexi-glass shelf and making a small cut in my center console to mount
> this shelf in and then securing it on the back side with some brackets
> or possible with some industrial adhesive. The radio console then
> would screw to this little shelf.
>
> The audio out of the satellite radio would then plug into the music in
> of my intercom system. The problem here is that there is no volume
> control on the satellite radio. To solve this problem I would install
> a POTS in series of the line moving into the audio panel.
>
> Does this sound like it would work?
>
> John

Thomas Borchert
August 7th 03, 10:00 AM
John,

> Does this sound like it would work?
>

Sounds like it would be illegal <half g>. That probably isn't really a
portable solution anymore.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

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