PowerFlarm @ Mifflin

On May 17, 8:19*am, "Paul Remde" wrote:

Yes the rectangular displays for the PowerFLARM
Brick are also being used at Mifflin. The PowerFLARM Brick is supplied with
either of the 2 displays shown in the links below - or without any display


Paul and other dealers,

My recollection is that the initial brick offering price included the
standard rectangular display, the Butterfly display was an additional
cost option, and there was no price quoted for the brick with no
display.

If that was true, is there now a new reduced price if no display is
wanted, or has the price with the rectangular display been increased?

I'm also curious to know if the brick being evaluated at Mifflin has
FCC approval. I could not find it listed on the FCC approvals site.

thanks

Andy

"Andy" wrote in message
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On May 17, 8:19 am, "Paul Remde" wrote:

Yes the rectangular displays for the PowerFLARM
Brick are also being used at Mifflin. The PowerFLARM Brick is supplied
with
either of the 2 displays shown in the links below - or without any display


Paul and other dealers,

My recollection is that the initial brick offering price included the
standard rectangular display, the Butterfly display was an additional
cost option, and there was no price quoted for the brick with no
display.

If that was true, is there now a new reduced price if no display is
wanted, or has the price with the rectangular display been increased?

I'm also curious to know if the brick being evaluated at Mifflin has
FCC approval. I could not find it listed on the FCC approvals site.

thanks

Andy

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Hi Andy,

There were 3 options available for the brick when orders were taken in 2010.
- Bare Brick with no display
- Brick with standard rectangular display
- Brick with Display57 which fits into a 57 mm instrument hole.

You can see all 3 options on my web site. The upgrade price to get the
round Display57 is still not firm. It has been estimated at $150, but may
be as little as $75.
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/flarm.htm

I highly recommend getting a dedicated FLARM display at putting it as high
as possible on the panel - even if you can display FLARM traffic on a PDA or
SN10, etc.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

On May 18, 6:37*pm, "Paul Remde" wrote:
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I highly recommend getting a dedicated FLARM display at putting it as high
as possible on the panel - even if you can display FLARM traffic on a PDA or
SN10, etc.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

Is there a rectangular display mount that will "piggy back" onto a PDA
mount such that the display will be sitting just atop the PDA/PNA
device?

WD

"Whiskey Delta" wrote in message
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On May 18, 6:37 pm, "Paul Remde" wrote:
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I highly recommend getting a dedicated FLARM display at putting it as high
as possible on the panel - even if you can display FLARM traffic on a PDA
or
SN10, etc.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

Is there a rectangular display mount that will "piggy back" onto a PDA
mount such that the display will be sitting just atop the PDA/PNA
device?

WD
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Good question. Not that I'm aware of, but it would be easy to make a plate
and use 3M Dual-Lock fastener tape to make such a mount.

Paul Remde

Paul, thanks for some good info. One more question, does the brick use the same stub antennas as the portable? If not, can the brick antennas be used with the portable (i.e. remotely)

-karl


On Friday, May 18, 2012 8:50:41 PM UTC-7, Paul Remde wrote:
"Whiskey Delta" wrote in message
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On May 18, 6:37 pm, "Paul Remde"
wrote:
snip
I highly recommend getting a dedicated FLARM display at putting it as high
as possible on the panel - even if you can display FLARM traffic on a PDA
or
SN10, etc.

Best Regards,



Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

Is there a rectangular display mount that will "piggy back" onto a PDA
mount such that the display will be sitting just atop the PDA/PNA
device?

WD
_____________________
Good question. Not that I'm aware of, but it would be easy to make a plate
and use 3M Dual-Lock fastener tape to make such a mount.

Paul Remde

"Karl Kunz" wrote in message
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Paul, thanks for some good info. One more question, does the brick use the
same stub antennas as the portable? If not, can the brick antennas be used
with the portable (i.e. remotely)

-karl

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Hi Karl,

The Brick units are using a new antenna type. I don't have any photos of it
yet and haven't held one in my hands. I've heard it is a bit large, but
works great. I'm pretty sure it would work great with a PowerFLARM
Portable. But getting one of the Brick antennas for use with a Portable is
not the only fix required for the range issue. It is my understanding that
all Portable units will need to be sent in for hardware upgrades. But that
has not been finalized yet. I imagine it will be very soon.

I already have antenna extension cables for remotely positioning the
existing PowerFLARM Portable antennas. You can see links to them he
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/flarm...FLARM-Portable

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

On May 23, 11:10*am, Karl Kunz wrote:
Paul, thanks for some good info. One more question, does the brick use the same stub antennas as the portable? If not, can the brick antennas be used with the portable (i.e. remotely)

-karl


The brick has three antennas: a GPS puck, a TXP/ADS-B 1090 receiving
antenna (dipole) and a Flarm TX/RX antenna (dipole). The two dipoles
are physically similar, but have different connectors. Mounting, as
others have emphasized, is key to performance. I see flarm traffic
out to about 6 miles front and sides, 2 miles or so at 6 o'clock. I
have my antennas mounted using plastic stock cut from cheap Walmart
magazine organizers which is adequate for the moment. At some point
I'm sure I''ll be inspired to do something a little more robust.

Evan Ludeman / T8

On Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:16:13 AM UTC-4, T8 wrote:
I have my antennas mounted using plastic stock cut from cheap Walmart
magazine organizers which is adequate for the moment. At some point
I'm sure I''ll be inspired to do something a little more robust.

Evan Ludeman / T8

Hey ! That's a very high quality bracket !
See ya, Dave

On May 24, 9:44*am, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:16:13 AM UTC-4, T8 wrote:
I have my antennas mounted using plastic stock cut from cheap Walmart
magazine organizers which is adequate for the moment. *At some point
I'm sure I''ll be inspired to do something a little more robust.

Evan Ludeman / T8

Hey ! That's a very high quality bracket !
See ya, Dave

It's high quality in terms of electrical properties, anyway :-).

-Evan