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If I get scratchy to loss of reception, that's going through one circuit path in the audio panel. No transmission and side-tone loss is taking another route in the audio panel. So what I think you are saying is that it is not likely that both circuits went bad at the same time? That is correct. The odds of BOTH circuits failing at the same time comes somewhere around the odds of winning an argument with an FAA inspector. Receive audio comes in one pin, goes to an audio processor, and out to a phones/speaker amplifier. That's one channel. Sidetone also goes through that channel. Microphone audio comes in one pin, mic key comes in another pin, both go pretty much unimpeded (except for a little diode switching) back to the transmitter. BTW, how do you KNOW you aren't transmitting? Are you transmitting carrier but no audio? Or no carrier at all? Does this happen on the ground? It seems to take about a half hour for the symptoms to appear. Does it happen with just the radios on and the engine stopped? You need to keep the battery up to voltage while checking it static, so get one of those little 5-10 amp battery chargers to keep the bats batting while you do the test. The antenna was just replaced with a brand new one and my old one is currently on eBay to minimize my losses! That would leave the feedline... Is that something I could easily replace on my own? Would that be a legal thing for me to repair or should I just point my mechanic in that direction and eat the cost of the feedline and installation labor? Always look at the LAST thing you did before a failure to localize the problem. How do you KNOW the antenna is good? Can you get at the connector at the base of the antenna to look at the possible corrosion and/or tarnish of the silver plated body? And is the center pin pushed back into the body of the connector? The tip of the gold plated center pin ought to be nearly flush with the bottom plane of the connector. Me? I'd put a bidirectional ("Bird") wattmeter in the line and see what was happening when the transmit failure mode happens. Simply replacing the feedline is doing what is called "shotgun analysis". That is, start replacing parts until it works right. That's lousy practice. Besides, what makes you think a regular mechanic knows how to put an RF connector onto coax? Most mechanics have less knowledge of electronics than you do. Some are great. Others are machinists, engine gurus, sheetmetal wizards, etc.. We all have our specialties. As to the legality ... hmmm. Ron Natalie, do you know if the radio coax is connected to the landing light circuit {;-) THe point being, what is "easily" replaceable? Most aircraft run the coax along the instrument panel, up the door post, across the headliner, through the aft bulkhead, along the fuselage formers until it comes to the antenna. Other than tearing the airplane completely apart, it is fairly simple to replace. Like I said, go to all that work just to find that it isn't the problem? Not me. Sorry for being such a knuckle-head... I guess I should have paid more attention in those electonics classes? I do remember something like "Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly"??? ;-) "Better Be Ready Or Your Great Big Venture Goes West". Jim |
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