VOR off by 30 degrees

[EK]

If the VOR is off by 30 degrees, is the adjustment in the indicator or the
radio?

[Alan[_6_]]

In article > "EK" > writes:
>If the VOR is off by 30 degrees, is the adjustment in the indicator or the
>radio?

It depends on the radio and indicator. Some do decoding and
adjustment in the indicator, some in the radio.

One of those little details that an avionics show owner warned
me about -- and why some radios would not work with the display
indicators I had, while others would.


Alan

[EK]

Thanks, Alan:
KX-170 was replaced with MX-170B. Glideslope Indicator is KI-208.

_______________EK.
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.~ M.K. Gandhi.

"Alan" > wrote in message
...
> In article > "EK"
> > writes:
>>If the VOR is off by 30 degrees, is the adjustment in the indicator or
>>the
>>radio?
>
> It depends on the radio and indicator. Some do decoding and
> adjustment in the indicator, some in the radio.
>
> One of those little details that an avionics show owner warned
> me about -- and why some radios would not work with the display
> indicators I had, while others would.
>
>
> Alan

[Robert M. Gary]

On Jul 8, 6:21*am, "EK" > wrote:
> Thanks, Alan:
> KX-170 was replaced with MX-170B. Glideslope Indicator is KI-208.
>
> _______________EK.
> An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.~ M.K. Gandhi.

If you take the knob off there is a spline screw behind it that you
can adjust it with. If its an old head it may just go right back to
being off 30 degrees on the next flight though. Those heads are older
than many pilots on the airport.

-Robert

[Blueskies]

"Robert M. Gary" > wrote in message
...
On Jul 8, 6:21 am, "EK" > wrote:
> Thanks, Alan:
> KX-170 was replaced with MX-170B. Glideslope Indicator is KI-208.
>
> _______________EK.
> An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.~ M.K. Gandhi.

If you take the knob off there is a spline screw behind it that you
can adjust it with. If its an old head it may just go right back to
being off 30 degrees on the next flight though. Those heads are older
than many pilots on the airport.

-Robert


How to you pull the VOR head from the panel? I have one with a broken 'rubber band' so I cannot adjust the OBS...its a
KI???

[Robert M. Gary]

On Jul 10, 5:46*pm, "Blueskies" > wrote:

> How to you pull the VOR head from the panel? I have one with a broken 'rubber band' so I cannot adjust the OBS...its a
> KI???

The head just screws into the panel and drops down behind it.
Depending on what you have installed you may have to remove other
stuff to get it out (I have a Mooney so any removal requires lots of
moving stuff around). I'm not sure if you can get a new band for it
though. The old King heads that are driven by the KX-170B/MX-170B/etc
don't have any new parts made. You may find someone who bought a bunch
when they stopped making them but those guys are running out quick.
Its not unusual to have to dump those heads because you can't find a
part. Usually your best bet is to buy a dead one on eBay and get parts
off it.

-Robert