MicroAir Radio problems...

Make absolute sure that your antenna and antenna connections are perfect.
Use an ohmeter and check the resistance of your antenna connections - all of
them. I've fixed many radio problems on many different types of aircraft,
including one of my previous 1-26's with a Microair, by fixing the antenna
connection. Ensure the antenna connectors are corrosion-free, properly
installed and that the antenna is properly tuned. Invest in a fancy new
antenna, the best you can afford and is suitable for your installation.
Check the VSWR. Then move on to the power supply. I hear lots of bad radios
on the air after 4 pm when their batteries start to droop.

Jim


"Steve Hill" wrote in message
...
A couple of years ago I purchased a brand new MicroAir 760 tranceiver. I
kept it in the box, planning on exchanging it, as my trusty old Dittel
FSG60m was starting to make funny noises and not quite act right...When
the
Dittel finally gave up the ghost one day, I set to installing the
MicroAir.
My first flight with the new radio was great other pilots said it was very
clear and easy to hear and be heard. And the next day...nothing. It just
quit allowing transmission. I can hear others, but can't reply.

Of course now it's out of factory warranty, and the factory simply says
send
it back and they'll fix it and charge me...but I have spoken to several
other radio shops and they all either roll their eyes, or make a similar
grimace and then direct me to spend the money on replacing it entirely and
chalk it up to a $750 mistake.

I guess what I'm looking for is A: Has anyone out there had decent
experiences with this radio..? And B: Is it generally the consensus that
it's really not a worthy piece of equipment to have in the cockpit?

When I consider the investment of a few hundred bucks in comparison to the
investment in the rest of the sailplane I'm not really worried about the
money as much as just being duped...and I don't want to see others head
down
the same path.

Any comments...?


Steve Hill
(DG-400)