"01-- Zero One" wrote in message
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"Andy" wrote in message
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"and it would be nice to squelch the vario audio
when using the radio. "

Why?? One of the great pleasures of cross country is to key the mic
from a 10k thermal when you know your competitors looking at the dirt.

Andy

Exactly, Andy!!!

How many times have you postponed a radio call a few seconds until you were
in the "hot" side of the thermal so everyone could hear a faster pitched
audio vario? ;-)

Larry


I get really annoyed with endless "vario reports". Everybody in the air
probably already knows the typical thermal strengths and, if they aren't
playing with the radio, they've probably already cored a better thermal.
If you want to play with radios, get a HAM license.

The glider frequencies are so congested that it's often hard to hear really
important messages. If I am going to transmit, I want a clear, quiet
channel so I don't have to repeat the transmission. A pilot shouldn't be
forced to use a cellphone to contact his crew.

Squelching the vario audio is a good thing since a loud vario in the
background can saturate the transmitter and garble the message. Mixing the
vario audio through the radio takes advantage of a much better amplifier and
speaker than the vario has.

Bill Daniels