Portable/back up transceiver
"jan olieslagers" wrote in message
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Steve Hix schreef:
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bobengr wrote:
Looking to buy a protable/backup transceiver. Any recommendations?
I've got an Icom IC-A6 that's pretty nice.
Same here. Don't know where you are but here in Continental Europe it's
often worth a train ticket to England to buy it there. Typically 400 € vs.
200 GBP.
Mind you a true back-up must cover all radio-failures, meaning it should
not be powered from the aircraft power bus. But making sure the batteries
are fully charged is one more point on the already too long pre-flight
checklist.
Buying the optional extra alkaline battery pack will make that point moot.
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Jim in NC
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