Best spot to mount radio?

On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 18:07:41 -0800, nrl wrote:

Mount the radio
on the right or left (57mm) and make a support bracket to hold the
weight of the radio.

Modern radios are quite light. The Dittel KRT-2 I bought this year fits a
57mm hole. It weighs 150g, the case is 150 x 60 x 60mm with a BNF antenna
connection and a D-15 for everything else on its rear end.

The ATR-500 it replaced is about the same weight and 30mm longer.

HTH


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You may want to consider visability and hand coordination. Even though the radio is adjusted less often, I mount it in middle (or left) because I fly with my right hand and I can adjust devices with knobs using my uncoordinated left hand. Mostly this is for changing volume because some guys' radios in my group are very loud and some are very soft. Detailed hand inputs like the navigate require my right hand, so the screen is on the right, off the panel. The vario is top center for best visual and also for left hand adjustments including volume.

My radio is near the bottom of the panel, just above the transponder
(which isn't touched in flight unless I decide to talk to ATC).

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p1raaq03vx...Panel.jpg?dl=0

On 11/30/2014 8:25 AM, wrote:
You may want to consider visability and hand coordination. Even though the radio is adjusted less often, I mount it in middle (or left) because I fly with my right hand and I can adjust devices with knobs using my uncoordinated left hand. Mostly this is for changing volume because some guys' radios in my group are very loud and some are very soft. Detailed hand inputs like the navigate require my right hand, so the screen is on the right, off the panel. The vario is top center for best visual and also for left hand adjustments including volume.


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Dan Marotta

On Sun, 30 Nov 2014 08:59:44 -0700, Dan Marotta wrote:

My radio is near the bottom of the panel, just above the transponder
(which isn't touched in flight unless I decide to talk to ATC).

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p1raaq03vx...Panel.jpg?dl=0

Mine is more or less centred at the bottom of the panel:
http://www.gregorie.org/gliding/libelle/FLARM_panel.jpg

This pic was made before the KRT-2 replaced the ATR-500: the radio
placement is unchanged.

I'm left handed but fly with my right hand and have no problem with
operating everything, including the B.40 (top right) and LK8000 with my
left hand.



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