I'm looking through this all in hindsight, of course. My installation time could be off
by as much as a factor of 2, but I wouldn't say any more than that.

: I'm amazed that you were able to install all of the above in only 20-40
: hrs, including antennas and splitters one assumes.

: It took more than 20 hrs for us to install our intercom (of course,
: DH is a trifle anal about wanting everything neatly bundled,
: heat shrinked, etc.

I've done a fair bit of wiring in my educational pursuits, so I've gotten used to
soldering, heat shrinking, bundling, etc. Only difference here was mil-spec wire.

: Part of that time of course was taking out and putting in the
: interior, which of course you'd only have to do once, but still,
: especially for stuff you got off ebay which might not have a
: sound wiring harness and proper connectors...

True enough, but for those that needed it, install kits and pin removal tools.

For grins, I posted up a quick page showing the before and after pictures. I'd
forgotten how rough it looked before.

http://juneau.me.vt.edu/~papenfuss/plane.html

-Cory

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