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Old July 21st 06, 12:25 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Robert M. Gary
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Default I intend to buy a handheld.


unicate wrote:
almostthere wrote:
Just got my ticket and I plan to purchase a handheld Nav-Comm for back-up
but it is said that they're useless at altitude without an external antenna
connection. What connector do I use (BNC?) and how do I go about doing this
on rented C172s? Any alternatives/suggestions? Thanks in advance.


My handheld has been used from 6 miles out with no external antenna and
worked just fine.


That doesn't sound very useful. 6 miles is a pretty short distance to
try to raise Center.

-Robert