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Icom 200 vhf radio/ XCOM 760
The XCOM now has a seperate remote module giving up to 20 remote
operations from the joystick if needed and still retains the Co-Pilot PTT Bill McMullen wrote: Stu: The ICOM has a 9 frequency memory with optional remote switches for both channel select and flip-flop functions ... essentially the same remote features as used on the King KY 97A/197A and optionally implemented on Robbie cyclics. Let me know if you want the manuals and I'll try to dig out the links. The one quirk of the XCOM unit in the install manual that I read was that in order to use the remote channel select / flip-flop features, you lose the co-pilot PTT button. Not normally a big deal, but could be troublesome if you're in new airspace with a passenger who is familiar with the area and willing to do the radio work for you. Also not very convenient for training purposes. "Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote in message .. . Can you toggle thru more than just one frequency in the ICOM? I'm flying a Baby Belle and don't take my hand off the cyclic unless it is on the ground and the blade speed is down. I find that flying around a restricted area I can use about 5 frequencies. My Microair is capable of up to 25 frequencies toggled from the cyclic joystick, but I've had a lot of reliability issues and may have to change. |
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Icom 200 vhf radio/ XCOM 760
Thanks for the update ... I stand corrected and educated. This is a great
addition for installation flexibility but unfortunately it wasn't announced when I made my purchasing decision for a helicopter radio. "User" wrote in message ..au... The XCOM now has a seperate remote module giving up to 20 remote operations from the joystick if needed and still retains the Co-Pilot PTT Bill McMullen wrote: Stu: The ICOM has a 9 frequency memory with optional remote switches for both channel select and flip-flop functions ... essentially the same remote features as used on the King KY 97A/197A and optionally implemented on Robbie cyclics. Let me know if you want the manuals and I'll try to dig out the links. The one quirk of the XCOM unit in the install manual that I read was that in order to use the remote channel select / flip-flop features, you lose the co-pilot PTT button. Not normally a big deal, but could be troublesome if you're in new airspace with a passenger who is familiar with the area and willing to do the radio work for you. Also not very convenient for training purposes. |
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Icom 200 vhf radio/ XCOM 760
Stuart & Kathryn Fields wrote: Ken: Are you still manufacturing HS equipment for gyros? NO, STU. I SOLD OVER 30 OF THEM AND THEN THE CHEAP COPYCATS CAME OUT AND IT WASN'T WORTH IT ANYMORE. How do you like the J-2? We've heard stories about lack of sufficient power. I HAD THE "SUPER J-2," WHICH HAD A 3-BLADED McCAULEY CONSTANT-SPEED PROP. IT HAD A LITTLE MORE OOMPH. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF A BUSINESS PARTNER BACKING OUT AFTER I SIGNED A LEASE FOR A LOCATION, I HAD TO OFFER HER FOR SALE. I SOLD HER ON FRIDAY THE 13TH. BUYER SAID HE WAS GYRO-RATED (WINDS UP HE WASN'T. HE LIED) AND PROCEEDED TO DEMOLISH HER ON HIS TAKE-OFF FOR HOME. THERE WAS A X-WIND AND AS SOON AS HE LIFTED OFF, HE MADE A SHARP TURN DOWNWIND, GOT BEHIND THE POWER CURVE AND CRASHED. HE WALKED AWAY UNHURT, BUT THE J-2 WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. MADE ME SICK. IT WAS A GORGEOUS CRAFT. IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE PHOTOS OF WHAT SHE LOOKED LIKE BEFORE SHE WAS DEMOLISHED, GO TO BARNSTORMERS.COM AND ENTER "McCULLOCH J-2" IN THE SEARCH BOX. THE PICS WILL BE UP FOR A FEW MORE DAYS. KEN One of our friends worked on the things with Frank Robinson at McCulloch. I can remember seeing a test version at Lancaster CA airport with strain gages all over it. Can you toggle thru more than just one frequency in the ICOM? I'm flying a Baby Belle and don't take my hand off the cyclic unless it is on the ground and the blade speed is down. I find that flying around a restricted area I can use about 5 frequencies. My Microair is capable of up to 25 frequencies toggled from the cyclic joystick, but I've had a lot of reliability issues and may have to change. -- Stuart Fields Experimental Helo magazine P. O. Box 1585 Inyokern, CA 93527 (760) 377-4478 ph (760) 408-9747 publication cell "Kensandyeggo" wrote in message oups.com... Stuart & Kathryn Fields wrote: Anyone using any of these things out there? Looking for user feedback. -- Stuart Fields I had one (ICOM 200) for almost 700 hours in my RAF/Sparrowhawk gyro. It worked absolutely great. I had the ribbon antenna (I forget the name) and the combo was fantastic. Tower could here me way out behind mountains at low altitudes. I also have one in my McCulloch J-2, but I have a hash noise from an unshielded ignition. It transmits and receives O.K. though. |
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Icom 200 vhf radio/ XCOM 760
Ken: Sorry to hear about the crash. I watched a "Flight Instructor"
perform the same maneuver at Mirage Dry-Lake. If there hadn't been some EMTs there he would have died. While I sure hate to see or hear of it happening, the upside for me is that I learn that I'm not the dumbest cluck on Earth. -- Kathryn Fields Experimental Helo magazine P. O. Box 1585 Inyokern, CA 93527 (760) 377-4478 ph (760) 408-9747 publication cell "Kensandyeggo" wrote in message oups.com... Stuart & Kathryn Fields wrote: Ken: Are you still manufacturing HS equipment for gyros? NO, STU. I SOLD OVER 30 OF THEM AND THEN THE CHEAP COPYCATS CAME OUT AND IT WASN'T WORTH IT ANYMORE. How do you like the J-2? We've heard stories about lack of sufficient power. I HAD THE "SUPER J-2," WHICH HAD A 3-BLADED McCAULEY CONSTANT-SPEED PROP. IT HAD A LITTLE MORE OOMPH. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF A BUSINESS PARTNER BACKING OUT AFTER I SIGNED A LEASE FOR A LOCATION, I HAD TO OFFER HER FOR SALE. I SOLD HER ON FRIDAY THE 13TH. BUYER SAID HE WAS GYRO-RATED (WINDS UP HE WASN'T. HE LIED) AND PROCEEDED TO DEMOLISH HER ON HIS TAKE-OFF FOR HOME. THERE WAS A X-WIND AND AS SOON AS HE LIFTED OFF, HE MADE A SHARP TURN DOWNWIND, GOT BEHIND THE POWER CURVE AND CRASHED. HE WALKED AWAY UNHURT, BUT THE J-2 WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. MADE ME SICK. IT WAS A GORGEOUS CRAFT. IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE PHOTOS OF WHAT SHE LOOKED LIKE BEFORE SHE WAS DEMOLISHED, GO TO BARNSTORMERS.COM AND ENTER "McCULLOCH J-2" IN THE SEARCH BOX. THE PICS WILL BE UP FOR A FEW MORE DAYS. KEN One of our friends worked on the things with Frank Robinson at McCulloch. I can remember seeing a test version at Lancaster CA airport with strain gages all over it. Can you toggle thru more than just one frequency in the ICOM? I'm flying a Baby Belle and don't take my hand off the cyclic unless it is on the ground and the blade speed is down. I find that flying around a restricted area I can use about 5 frequencies. My Microair is capable of up to 25 frequencies toggled from the cyclic joystick, but I've had a lot of reliability issues and may have to change. -- Stuart Fields Experimental Helo magazine P. O. Box 1585 Inyokern, CA 93527 (760) 377-4478 ph (760) 408-9747 publication cell "Kensandyeggo" wrote in message oups.com... Stuart & Kathryn Fields wrote: Anyone using any of these things out there? Looking for user feedback. -- Stuart Fields I had one (ICOM 200) for almost 700 hours in my RAF/Sparrowhawk gyro. It worked absolutely great. I had the ribbon antenna (I forget the name) and the combo was fantastic. Tower could here me way out behind mountains at low altitudes. I also have one in my McCulloch J-2, but I have a hash noise from an unshielded ignition. It transmits and receives O.K. though. |
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