Any user experience with the XCOM 760 radio ?

On May 3, 1:11*pm, "Tim Mara" wrote:
good to hear this....!
I have installed 3 Flightline FL-760's here and use one myself, they have
all been flawless! (and regardless of what someone said about current drain
this has been non-issue.it still very low..these draw far less current and
work at lower voltages than most of our previous glider radios....I believe
I have sold nearly 200 of these since they were introduced and I "know" of
only 3 complaints, at least 1 of these was for sure a user/installer error
since this radio that supposed to have had the issue is in my own glider now
! Never had a single problem with it and every time I have called someone on
it.they have answered!I also have installed here at least 3 Microair 760's,
all work just fine, all are older versions.I do have one other here that I
didn't do the install on, it works some of the time so-so.....on the bench
it tests fine so again, installation error, I just have not yet replaced the
wiring to know what was done incorrectly...surely the radio is OK, even
tried the radio in another glider I installed one like it in and there it
was again, OK....Installation errors are 90% or more of radio problems..
tim

"lanebush" wrote in message

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On May 3, 2:38 pm, Discus 44 wrote:

Hans:

I use the XCOM 760 radio and have had only a few issues with it when
it was first produced in Australia. Since working out the problems I
had with the microphone the radio works well. The "Dual Watch"
function, I have found to be very useful during the landing phase as I
use it to listen for other radio traffic from the other gliders who
may not have switched frequencys. The memory functions are also very
useful for programming in ASOS or AWOS information. The radio also
allows you to program it through a PC for the memory channels. The
XCOM website has a lot of information about it. Wiring is critical, I
had some trouble with it to begin with. It has been working flawlessly
since.

Tom

In the past year I have installed a Microair and Flightline. *Both
radios were purchased from Tim Mara and both are working flawlessly.
The Microair has a alphanumeric memory display which is very
convenient.

Lane
XF

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My distributer must be having a quite different experience with the
FlightLine Radios. Today he has 33 instock and 22 repaired in stock.

I must be selling quite a few more radios than W&W since I have had
several conplaints with each of the barnds, New Microair, Xcom, and
Flightline.

Thanks

Richard
www.craggyaero.com