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j.codd(at)btopenworld.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:20 am Post subject: Space for radio mounting

Hi Pat, I assume that you are using an Icom radio  as do most of us here in the Uk, if so there is space to mount it on the left of  the main instrument pod, mounted in this position it doesn't interfere with  getting in and out of the cockpit, and also it is clear of your legs/knees when  flying, in this position it is very readily accessible, if you need photos of  how I did mine, post me your e-mail address and I'll send you a couple of  photos.

 John Codd   Sandtoft  UK.

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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:08 am Post subject: Space for radio mounting

Hi Pat, I assume that you are using an Icom radio  as do most of us here in the Uk, >>

  

 Hi,

 I do indeed use an Icom, bought from John Hauck  incidentally. I would greatly appreciate any instructions, pics  etc.

  

 Thanks in anticipation

  

 Pat

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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:13 am Post subject: Space for radio mounting

post me your e-mail address and I'll send you a  couple of photos.>>

  

 Sorry John,

 I missed that bit.

  

  

 Here it is

 pj.ladd(at)btinternet.co.uk (pj.ladd(at)btinternet.co.uk)

 



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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:20 am Post subject: Space for radio mounting

Patrick:

  

 John can attach them to a post to the Kolb List and we can  all benefit from the photos.

  

 john h

 mkIII

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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:50 am Post subject: Space for radio mounting

John can attach them to a post to the Kolb List and  we can all benefit from the photos.

  

 Right John,

  

 either way suits me if he can do that

  

 Pat

  

  

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dcreech3(at)hotmail.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:37 pm Post subject: Space for radio mounting

Can anyone offer any suggestions as to what headsets work best (in a Kolb Firestar context) with an Icom radio?  I'm replacing my old Yaesu radio which went kaput, but now find that my old Lightspeed Solo headset (which I really like, for its quietness) won't work with the new Icom A6 radio! ( it DOES work with the older Icom A3, but that's beside the point, since they're no longer sold) . . .  I've pretty much accepted that I'm going to have to buy a new headset too . . .  Any suggestions?  

  

 Lee

 Firestar II 

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To: kolb-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Re: Space for radio mounting

Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:46:53 +0100



     John can attach them to a post to the Kolb List and we can all benefit from the photos.

  

 Right John,

  

 either way suits me if he can do that

  

 Pat

  

  

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russ(at)rkiphoto.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:46 pm Post subject: Space for radio mounting

Lee, why not go to your local friendly avionics man? He knows WHY a headset won't work, and if it can be made to. Isn't it time for some expert advice?FWIW

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On Sep 26, 2007, at 8:35 PM, LEE CREECH wrote:

[quote]Can anyone offer any suggestions as to what headsets work best (in a Kolb Firestar context) with an Icom radio?  I'm replacing my old Yaesu radio which went kaput, but now find that my old Lightspeed Solo headset (which I really like, for its quietness) won't work with the new Icom A6 radio! ( it DOES work with the older Icom A3, but that's beside the point, since they're no longer sold) . . .  I've pretty much accepted that I'm going to have to buy a new headset too . . .  Any suggestions?   LeeFirestar II  	  Quote: 	
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Right John,

 

either way suits me if he can do that

 

Pat

 

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: Space for radio mounting

At 08:35 PM 9/26/2007, LEE CREECH wrote:

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		  Can anyone offer any suggestions as to what headsets work best (in a Kolb 

Firestar context) with an Icom radio?  I'm replacing my old Yaesu radio 

which went kaput, but now find that my old Lightspeed Solo headset (which 

I really like, for its quietness) won't work with the new Icom A6 radio!


	


Lee, you probably need a mike amplifier, along with whatever plug adapters 

are necessary.  I'm pretty sure (gonna try it tomorrow if I don't go 

flying) that my Comtronics helmet won't work with my new A24 (same as the 

A6 but with VOR), but an electronics guru friend sketched up a simple amp 

circuit to boost the helmet mike to the signal level the A6/A24 is 

expecting.  If it works I'll make it available.



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bill_joe(at)bellsouth.net
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject: Space for radio mounting

Hey Guy's...

  

        Here is the  way I have my radio set-up .Don't look at my automotive wrinkle paint that is  all coming off. Now I get to do it all over again.I use a kneeboard that I  strap to my right leg that hold my GPS  and charts. It places the GPS in  good viewing position. The holder for my ICOM A-22 is also in good viewing and  easy to see when changing the frequencies.

     I hope this helps.

    

      Bill Futrell

  

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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:06 am Post subject: Space for radio mounting

Hi Bill,

 thanks for taking the trouble but unfortunately I  have the central stick set up. I should have mentioned that, I  suppose.

  

 thanks anyway

  

 Pat

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by0ung(at)brigham.net
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:23 am Post subject: Space for radio mounting

At 08:35 PM 9/26/2007, LEE CREECH wrote:

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		  Can anyone offer any suggestions as to what headsets work best (in a Kolb 

Firestar context) with an Icom radio?  I'm replacing my old Yaesu radio 

which went kaput, but now find that my old Lightspeed Solo headset (which 

I really like, for its quietness) won't work with the new Icom A6 radio!


	


Lee, you probably need a mike amplifier, along with whatever plug adapters 

are necessary.  I'm pretty sure (gonna try it tomorrow if I don't go 

flying) that my Comtronics helmet won't work with my new A24 (same as the 

A6 but with VOR), but an electronics guru friend sketched up a simple amp 

circuit to boost the helmet mike to the signal level the A6/A24 is 

expecting.  If it works I'll make it available.

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		  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


	


With the radio I am using...  sporties  A300    I had to decrease the mike

gain to keep the background noise to a minimum.



Boyd

herbgh

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 145

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:06 am Post subject: Space for radio mounting

Old Frugal Herb had a radio like that...100 dollar amp was

needed....So---I  unhooked the internal mike and brought a couple of

shielded wires out of the case and used the regular non amplified mike.

   By the way...bro Pike... how did the 30 dollar noise reduction , wally

world head set work?  No reason why it should not.. 

  I am waiting for them to go on sale!    Herb 

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:23:12 -0600 "boyd" <by0ung(at)brigham.net> writes:

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 At 08:35 PM 9/26/2007, LEE CREECH wrote:

 >Can anyone offer any suggestions as to what headsets work best (in 

 a Kolb 

 >Firestar context) with an Icom radio?  I'm replacing my old Yaesu 

 radio 

 >which went kaput, but now find that my old Lightspeed Solo headset 

 (which 

 >I really like, for its quietness) won't work with the new Icom A6 

 radio!

 Lee, you probably need a mike amplifier, along with whatever plug 

 adapters 

 are necessary.  I'm pretty sure (gonna try it tomorrow if I don't go 

 flying) that my Comtronics helmet won't work with my new A24 (same 

 as the 

 A6 but with VOR), but an electronics guru friend sketched up a 

 simple amp 

 circuit to boost the helmet mike to the signal level the A6/A24 is 

 expecting.  If it works I'll make it available.

 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 With the radio I am using...  sporties  A300    I had to decrease 

 the mike

 gain to keep the background noise to a minimum.

 Boyd

Richard Pike

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 1671
Location: Blountville, Tennessee

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:18 am Post subject: Space for radio mounting

Funny you should ask, I just got done modifying the jack box in the MKIII so 

I can listen to both VHF & the mp3 player on the trip to Chestnut Knolls 

Saturday. It works real well, cuts the noise a lot and lets you hear ATC or 

your mp3 player as well. A little extra hassle putting in the earbuds before 

you put the headsets on, but I'm used to it, have been using the same noise 

canceling gizmo w/earbuds for several months now when motorcycle riding, and 

I just take it for granted.



Richard Pike

MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)



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gaman(at)att.net
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:23 am Post subject: Space for radio mounting

Pat,

  I'm not familiar with your aircraft but on my mark 3c I mounted the icom on the back of the windshield at the top by the steel U shaped frame.I bent a 2" wide 10" long piece of lexan almost double, so it would stand on a table in the shape of the letter A,then slipped it over the steel frame one leg flat on the windshield face,the other hanging down the inside not quite parallel to the back of the windshield.Cut out a small rectangle to clear the back of that flat loop on the radio battery and velcroed the radio to the lexan.Attached the A frame lexan to the frame with 3 rivits,ran the wires around the frame and down past the flap handle support to the hot box .I have a fiber glass fairing between the windshield and wing leading edge  so it may be different on yours. 



pat ladd <pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com> wrote:[quote]

j.codd(at)btopenworld.com
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:02 am Post subject: Space for radio mounting

Hi Pat, I went down to Sandtoft Airfield today to  do the first 25hr service/oil change etc on the 2200 Jabiru on my Mk3 Extra, as  promised I took some photos of the radio/gps setup in my plane, as you will see  the Icom Ic-A24E radio is attached to the left hand side of the instrument pod,  this is well out of the way when getting in and out and also does not interfere  when flying, the main support is a mobile phone mounting on an 8"flexible which  has a suction cup for mounting to the console, additional support for the top  end of the mount is in the form of a tie wrap attaching the top end of the  flexible to the small metal plate on the left of the instrument pod (just  slacken the two fixing screws a touch and thread the tie wrap through) tie wrap  all cables and leads to the flexible support, works a treat, firm support for  the radio and easily accessible, as for your previous enquiry regarding  antennas, the Lynx short flexible VHF antenna works fine although we are getting  better results with an antenna from Montreal, Canada, the Miracle Whip Antenna,  this is a 1/2 wave diapole antenna against the Lynx's 1/4 wave, it certainly  produces superior clearer reception, the manufacturers web site is j.codd(at)btopenworld.com (j.codd(at)btopenworld.com).

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