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kitfoxjunky(at)decisionla
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 Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:01 am Post subject: Can anyone recommend a good two place intercom |
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I have the Microair 760 radio in my Kitfox IV. It has an always on or off intercom triggered by a switch that absolutely sucks. I have a Pilot portable intercom with squelch control that is not much better. Keep meaning to get a decent panel intercom and now is the time but I cannot seem to find any good consumer reports that I trust. Most seem to be 4 place and that is never going to be an issue for me.
Thought I would ask the group. I am looking for clarity more than anything....more concerned about that than cost. I recently flew in another KF IV with a ICOMM that fit the 2.5" hole and it was great but I do not recall the model number and it was very old so probably not still available. I was in a Safari chopper with a Flightcom.
Any suggestions?
Gary Walsh
KF IV Anphib 912S
C-GOOT
www.decisionlabs.com/kitfox
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lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:49 am Post subject: Can anyone recommend a good two place intercom |
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John,
When I built in 1993, I used the Sigtronics SPA-4 whick was pretty much all they offered. I liked it and it worked fine for me. I just ignored the other two outputs. I see that they now have the music imputs standard. They now also have the SPA 200 and 200S for two place aircraft. I am not sure if I will need one as I decided to go with the MGL V10 and MGL claims they have an internal intercom. If I find that it does not work as well, I will likely go with the Sigtronics 200S.
Lowell
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Guy Buchanan
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:07 pm Post subject: Can anyone recommend a good two place intercom |
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At 11:58 AM 8/9/2010, you wrote:
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I have the Sigtronics SPA-400 with music interface; now, I believe, it's the SPA-4S. The audio is at least as good as the Icom A-200 radio, and with the Lightspeeds and Ipod the sound's pretty good. Not audiophile, mind you, but very nearly as good as the Ipod by itself. I had a problem earlier this year with the music shutting down intermittently, but it seems to have fixed itself. I dunno. It's got about 500 hours on it now.
One thing I did that made a big difference in the whole audio set-up was to reduce the mic gain in the A-200 significantly. By keeping the mic close and speaking louder I dramatically improved the signal-to-noise over both the radio and intercom. Might work with any radio. (It's an old open-cockpit trick. Not my idea.)
Guy Buchanan
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Fox5flyer
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| Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:09 am Post subject: Can anyone recommend a good two place intercom |
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I have the same as Lowell since May 2000. No problems or complaints.
Deke
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sdemeyer
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| Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:16 am Post subject: Can anyone recommend a good two place intercom |
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I have a SOFTCOMM ATC-2PS that works good for me. I like the stereo music jack feature. Was easy to install. Replaced my old PM-501 which never worked all the well.
Scott
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From: kitfoxjunky(at)decisionlabs.com <kitfoxjunky(at)decisionlabs.com>
Subject: Can anyone recommend a good two place intercom
To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com
Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:58 AM
I have the Microair 760 radio in my Kitfox IV. It has an always on or off intercom triggered by a switch that absolutely sucks. I have a Pilot portable intercom with squelch control that is not much better. Keep meaning to get a decent panel intercom and now is the time but I cannot seem to find any good consumer reports that I trust. Most seem to be 4 place and that is never going to be an issue for me.
Thought I would ask the group. I am looking for clarity more than anything....more concerned about that than cost. I recently flew in another KF IV with a ICOMM that fit the 2.5" hole and it was great but I do not recall the model number and it was very old so probably not still available. I was in a Safari chopper with a Flightcom.
Any suggestions?
Gary Walsh
KF IV Anphib 912S
C-GOOT
www.decisionlabs.com/kitfox
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Rical26
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Can anyone recommend a good two place intercom |
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Hi Gary, look at http://miracleantenna.com/ultramenu.htm
He's in Montreal, Quebec, His name is Robert
Really good intercom with a portable radio!
Cheers
Richard Paquet
C-FPVV
Kitfox 4 582 C
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jridgway
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: Can anyone recommend a good two place intercom |
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PS ENGINEERING PM1200 was the only intercom (I tried 4 units) that was good enough for my KF 3. WORKS GREAT !!!! Has either a VOX or PTT options..I use PTT. Likely will also need the Oregon headset kits.
Jack
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