Transponder Goes Up To 8

On 20 Dec 2007 12:41:47 GMT, Judah wrote in
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Larry Dighera wrote in
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On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:51:33 -0800 (PST), Mike Granby
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I find myself holding a 747 transponder control head that I bought on
eBay as a toy for the kids. But, with echos of Spinal Tap's guitarist
in my head, I notice that the selector knobs allow the digits 0 thru 8
to be selected. What gives?

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

Wouldn't a Decimal switch go 0-9?

Umm... Good point. Oh well....

Perhaps the new New York Airspace Czar has the answer. :-)

Larry Dighera wrote in
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On 20 Dec 2007 12:41:47 GMT, Judah wrote in
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Larry Dighera wrote in
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On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:51:33 -0800 (PST), Mike Granby
wrote in
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I find myself holding a 747 transponder control head that I bought on
eBay as a toy for the kids. But, with echos of Spinal Tap's guitarist
in my head, I notice that the selector knobs allow the digits 0 thru 8
to be selected. What gives?

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

Wouldn't a Decimal switch go 0-9?

Umm... Good point. Oh well....

Perhaps the new New York Airspace Czar has the answer. :-)

I think I have it figured out...

It's actually a USB-connectible transponder for SIMs. In the Sim world, the
kneeboard lists the following emergency squawk codes:

7500 - Hijack
7600 - Lost Comm
7700 - General Emergency
7777 - Military Intercept
8500 - Mom came home
8600 - MP3 player too loud
8700 - Had to pee
8888 - ATF is here doing a drug/alcohol/gun raid.