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Old December 22nd 07, 09:11 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
DaveB
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Default Transponder Goes Up To 8

On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:09:47 -0800 (PST), WingFlaps
wrote:

On Dec 21, 3:35 am, Mike Granby wrote:
On Dec 20, 3:31 am, Larry Dighera wrote:

Decade electrical switches are easier/
cheaper to procure than octal switches?


That would explain 0-9, but these are 0-8.


Perhaps 8 is the same as 0 in octal?

Cheers



isnt 8 (dec)=10 (octal)
Daveb