Hi all,
Well, I might have finally had an avionics failure in the Val. Today I launched with Louise, Danny, and Doug for a formation photo flight, switched to the air-to-air frequency after clearing the traffic pattern, and never heard anything more but squeaks and squelch breaks. Fortunately, my #2 Comm worked enough to accomplish the mission, but it has a fairly short range antenna, so it's not a good permanent solution,. Since we didn't get home until after sunset, I didn't do any troubleshooting at all - it could be as simple as an antenna connection that has corroded/come loose (it receives a little, but only strong signals), or it could be a unit failure.
Just curious if anyone else has experienced problems with the Comm side of their 430. I'll troubleshoot more as soon as I get the chance.
Paul
Well, I might have finally had an avionics failure in the Val. Today I launched with Louise, Danny, and Doug for a formation photo flight, switched to the air-to-air frequency after clearing the traffic pattern, and never heard anything more but squeaks and squelch breaks. Fortunately, my #2 Comm worked enough to accomplish the mission, but it has a fairly short range antenna, so it's not a good permanent solution,. Since we didn't get home until after sunset, I didn't do any troubleshooting at all - it could be as simple as an antenna connection that has corroded/come loose (it receives a little, but only strong signals), or it could be a unit failure.
Just curious if anyone else has experienced problems with the Comm side of their 430. I'll troubleshoot more as soon as I get the chance.
Paul