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 Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:07 pm Post subject: radio for sale |
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Folks, this is another favor for my friend Hubie Tolson.
Long version of the For Sale ad !
A few years ago, I used to repair Russian Radios. Got out of that pretty soon after I got into it! Never-the-less, I came across a really cool Balkan radio... which is typically the kind that goes into the stock YAK-52. This is usually a -5 model. A Balkan-5 These radios are standard 5 watt carrier radio, with 20 watts peak power amplitude modulated. That's pretty much a typical power level for most radios we use in civil aviation these days.
The radio I came across and tested was a Balkan-20 This radio was normally used on bigger aircraft flying at higher altitudes and needing increased range. This radio is 20 watts carrier, and 100 watts peak to peak amplitude modulated. Very close to the Rockwell Collins VHF-20B model used on a lot of large jets.
This radio plugs right in to the standard YAK-52 radio mount and works perfectly. You'd think it would blow the fuse... but it does not. We put it into a YAK-52 here and ran it for a month or two without a problem. Needless to say, it talks over most standard radios. If both of you push your mike button at the same time, this radio wins... unless you're trying to step on a 747, then it would be about equal.
The guts of this radio are IDENTICAL to the Balken-5 in every sense. The only difference is in the final PA stage, which uses higher powered transistors.
Personally, I'd convert to an American made radio... but for those that want a spare Russian radio to plug right in, here it is. Put THIS one in your aircraft and take the one you have now and save it as a spare.
The -5 models sell sometimes for $900, which I consider a pure rip-off. Just my personal viewpoint.
Hubie wants $700 for this -20 model. He might go lower!
To me... this is a fair price.... not a really GREAT price, but a fair price... I would not pay $700 for a -5 radio. But for this one... yeah, if I was looking for a Russian spare radio, this would be the one I'd get.
So there ya go. He's selling the 52 and is getting rid of all the spare parts.
Mark Bitterlich
mark.bitterlich(at)navy.mil (mark.bitterlich(at)navy.mil)
Yakpilot(at)yahoo.com (Yakpilot(at)yahoo.com)
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