Dave S wrote:
Charles Talleyrand wrote:
I have a KX-170 that's *sometimes* just not working right in my VFR
Cessna 150.
For the same price (about $1,300) I could get either

A McCoy MAC-1700 as a slide in replacement for the 170b
-or-
An Icom 200 as an additional radio (with the flaky KX170b as backup).

Any recommendations?

-Charles Talleyrand

P.S. I did look into www.kx170.com. But he does not give yellow tags
with his repair and chooses not to be certified, so I don't think I
can go that way.

Email me privately... ignore the spam blocker - I will get it within 24
hours anyways.

I've got a 170 sitting in the hangar thats unused and will remain
unused, and was going back on Ebay when i got around to it.

I've xmitted with it once with a bench and temp antenna.

I got it for less than 400, will let it go for same (I will get the
exact price). If you want it.

Also have a KY 196 sitting in there (essentially a flip flop 170 com
only no nav - uses the same harness/rack.

Are you ABSOLUTELY sure the problem is the radio, and not a loose wire
in the harness/rack? A slide in replacement will function intermittently
if the problem is the rack and not the box.

Dave
KEFD
Houston area, Texas

I was mistaken...

the radios are..
King KX 175B Nav/Com 14V US $460.00
King KY 195B Dual Com TSO 14V US $255.00

Those were my costs on ebay several years ago before shipping. Will part
with for same price plus shipping of your choice. Stale yellow tags on
both. Have transmitted and rec'd with both (com only, havent checked
nav) on a bench with a mag mount antenna.

Sorry for the inaccuracy above in the original post. If you need a
guarantee, I can perhaps ask Jay, 601, Robert Gary or one of the other
long time regulars here to be an intermediary and hold a check until you
know it works for you.

Of course, this is simply replacing your old box with another old box,
rather than upgrading.

If you are upgrading, all I can say is the Icom is not a bad deal at
all... I'm not disappointed with their Ham gear at all, and havent heard
anything bad about their aviation gear.

Dave