humptybump
Well Known Member
If you've worked with the prior generation of Garmin avionics then you have likely said a few words in frustration (fitting a 20 AWG wire into a high density pin, forgetting to thread all the wires through the old back shell covers, etc.)
I'm installing the GTR-20 remote COMM radio and the little changes Garmin has mad have been fantastic. The "normal" sized pins are easier to work with, open top cover on the connectors are great; the built-in grounding terminals are very handy; etc.
Today I found another handy change Garmin incorporated which tells me they were really thinking about the amateur builder when they designed the remote COMM radio.
The radio has mounting tabs at each end of the radio, designed so it can be mounted horizontal or vertical pretty easily. In my case, the problem was that I needed to mount it across between the RV-8's forward baggage bulkhead and the Z-brace. Ideally, I wanted those tabs to be on the sides of the radio rather than the ends. I concluded I'd just have to fabricate new mounting tabs. Thankfully, Garmin attached the mounting tabs with screws. When I unscrewed the tabs I was delighted to see that Garmin had designed the tabs' screw locations and the radio's screw holes (two extra ones hidden under the tabs in their original locations) to rotate 90 degrees and re-attach!
THANKS GARMIN !
I'm installing the GTR-20 remote COMM radio and the little changes Garmin has mad have been fantastic. The "normal" sized pins are easier to work with, open top cover on the connectors are great; the built-in grounding terminals are very handy; etc.
Today I found another handy change Garmin incorporated which tells me they were really thinking about the amateur builder when they designed the remote COMM radio.
The radio has mounting tabs at each end of the radio, designed so it can be mounted horizontal or vertical pretty easily. In my case, the problem was that I needed to mount it across between the RV-8's forward baggage bulkhead and the Z-brace. Ideally, I wanted those tabs to be on the sides of the radio rather than the ends. I concluded I'd just have to fabricate new mounting tabs. Thankfully, Garmin attached the mounting tabs with screws. When I unscrewed the tabs I was delighted to see that Garmin had designed the tabs' screw locations and the radio's screw holes (two extra ones hidden under the tabs in their original locations) to rotate 90 degrees and re-attach!
THANKS GARMIN !
