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Stuck Mike
Coming back from Pella (near Des Moines) today we over-flew a poor sap who
was apparently sitting on his microphone. Worse, he had the incredible misfortune of being the last person in a flight of three to land, and while they landed ahead of him he gave a long, critical, and quite profane running review of his "friend's" landings to his co-pilot -- and also, unknowingly, live on the air, to every pilot in the Midwest. After he landed, we could hear the guy shut down, and someone yelling at him. Then the mike went dead. It was quite hilarious. Aside from the obvious lessons to be learned from this (like, always be careful what you say, in case you're transmitting!), we just could NOT believe the number of pilots who tried to call the guy with the stuck mike! For some strange reason, half a dozen folks, both on the ground and in the air, somehow believed that a radio that is transmitting could also receive at the same time, so they were broadcasting stupid stuff like "AIRCRAFT WITH THE STUCK MIKE, PLEASE CHECK YOUR MICROPHONE..." Obviously (or so I thought) anyone with a basic knowledge of how a 2-way radio works knows that the receiver is necessarily cut off during transmissions -- but apparently there are a fair number of people who don't have a firm grasp on this concept. This isn't the first time I've heard this type of thing. Back in the 70s, during the CB radio craze, it was pretty common, and I've heard this happen once or twice while flying -- but it never fails to amaze me. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:jPFcd.410304$Fg5.66323@attbi_s53... Coming back from Pella (near Des Moines) today we over-flew a poor sap who was apparently sitting on his microphone. Worse, he had the incredible misfortune of being the last person in a flight of three to land, and while they landed ahead of him he gave a long, critical, and quite profane running review of his "friend's" landings to his co-pilot -- and also, unknowingly, live on the air, to every pilot in the Midwest. After he landed, we could hear the guy shut down, and someone yelling at him. Then the mike went dead. It was quite hilarious. Aside from the obvious lessons to be learned from this (like, always be careful what you say, in case you're transmitting!), we just could NOT believe the number of pilots who tried to call the guy with the stuck mike! For some strange reason, half a dozen folks, both on the ground and in the air, somehow believed that a radio that is transmitting could also receive at the same time, so they were broadcasting stupid stuff like "AIRCRAFT WITH THE STUCK MIKE, PLEASE CHECK YOUR MICROPHONE..." Obviously (or so I thought) anyone with a basic knowledge of how a 2-way radio works knows that the receiver is necessarily cut off during transmissions -- but apparently there are a fair number of people who don't have a firm grasp on this concept. At work, we carry radios to communicate with each other. Half of those goofballs do the same thing. "Hey Don... You mic is stuck!" Like he can hear them! haha The best one so far was when my boss was taking... well... a number two. I guess that his radio had hit the ground or his boot or something, but anyways, you could hear all of the sounds associated with a number two as well as him carrying on a conversation while he was sitting on the toilet! What a putz! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.778 / Virus Database: 525 - Release Date: 10/15/2004 |
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There are times when transmitting "you got a stuck mic" works, as
odd as it may seem. if I'm near the airport, I have both radios tuned to the same freq while in the pattern - why? Because it's habit. Before I replaced both radios, I had problems with reception. Depending on the distance and location within the 10 m radius, I might have one of the radios cut out on me. So having another available saved me the time of changing freqs when close by. Now that I've got 1 new radio and 1 "kinda new" (refurb) I can have 1 live and 2 additional freqs monitored. Lots of information when you live under Class B, and within 5 nm of both the USAF base *and* the class B airport is really important. |
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There are times when transmitting "you got a stuck mic" works, as
odd as it may seem. if I'm near the airport, I have both radios tuned to the same freq while in the pattern I'd be surprised it would work in this case because your stuck transmitter would way overpower any other received signals. All you'd probably hear would be beat tones at best. |
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There are times when transmitting "you got a stuck mic" works, as
odd as it may seem. if I'm near the airport, I have both radios tuned to the same freq Wouldn't you be blasting the receiving radio with overwhelming power from the transmitting radio? It seems like this would eliminate any chance of you hearing anyone else, in the case of a stuck mike. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Worse, he had the incredible
misfortune of being the last person in a flight of three to land, and while they landed ahead of him he gave a long, critical, and quite profane running review of his "friend's" landings to his co-pilot -- and also, unknowingly, live on the air, to every pilot in the Midwest. OMG! Busted. -- Ben C-172 - N13258 @ 87Y |
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My brother, a former clergyman, tells the story of the guest preacher who
was fitted with a wireless mic before the service, but who was taken short just before he was due to preach and slipped out to have an emergency bowel movement. He completely forgot about the microphone, but when he slipped back into the sanctuary just in time to take the pulpit, he realized his mistake. The entire congregation was shaking and red faced, desperately trying to keep from laughing, having listened to the whole performance. My brother swears that this is true and happened to a friend of his, but of course the same story appeared later in one of the Naked Gun movies. I doubt that it's true, but it makes a good story. -- Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways) I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love America "Chuck" wrote in message m... The best one so far was when my boss was taking... well... a number two. I guess that his radio had hit the ground or his boot or something, but anyways, you could hear all of the sounds associated with a number two as well as him carrying on a conversation while he was sitting on the toilet! What a putz! |
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I wonder why no aircraft manufacturers or mod manufacturers have come up
with a nice, big, XMIT light mounted dead center on the panel. It should be very cheap to do on a new aircraft, inexpensive when done in connection with other radio installs, and not worth it as a stand-alone mod. And it would also provide a helpful visual cue for the folks who can't seem to manage to hit the PTT until they are halfway through their message! "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:jPFcd.410304$Fg5.66323@attbi_s53... Coming back from Pella (near Des Moines) today we over-flew a poor sap who was apparently sitting on his microphone. Worse, he had the incredible misfortune of being the last person in a flight of three to land, and while they landed ahead of him he gave a long, critical, and quite profane running review of his "friend's" landings to his co-pilot -- and also, unknowingly, live on the air, to every pilot in the Midwest. After he landed, we could hear the guy shut down, and someone yelling at him. Then the mike went dead. It was quite hilarious. Aside from the obvious lessons to be learned from this (like, always be careful what you say, in case you're transmitting!), we just could NOT believe the number of pilots who tried to call the guy with the stuck mike! For some strange reason, half a dozen folks, both on the ground and in the air, somehow believed that a radio that is transmitting could also receive at the same time, so they were broadcasting stupid stuff like "AIRCRAFT WITH THE STUCK MIKE, PLEASE CHECK YOUR MICROPHONE..." Obviously (or so I thought) anyone with a basic knowledge of how a 2-way radio works knows that the receiver is necessarily cut off during transmissions -- but apparently there are a fair number of people who don't have a firm grasp on this concept. This isn't the first time I've heard this type of thing. Back in the 70s, during the CB radio craze, it was pretty common, and I've heard this happen once or twice while flying -- but it never fails to amaze me. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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I wonder why no aircraft manufacturers or mod manufacturers have come up
with a nice, big, XMIT light mounted dead center on the panel. Our year-old Narco 810+R (a digital flip-flop slide-in replacement for the venerable Narco 120 com radios) has exactly that. I routinely check to see if I'm transmitting when I've pushed the PTT. Now, of course, I'm going to be checking it all the time! :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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OMG! Busted.
I don't think so, Ben. The guys we heard seemed to be landing at or near Grinnell, Iowa. But, if you wish to confess, they say it's good for the soul... ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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