This is for all you electronic gurus out there. I have a Micro-Air M760 transceiver, was on the plane when I bought it. It worked earlier this summer,...
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mckenney.eric
Sep 5, 2010 3:05 pm
I know that this isn't going to help you one bit, but we stopped by the avionics shop with my instructor(hey free flight time is fre flight time) and was...
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ROGER MILLS
irsmiley2
Sep 5, 2010 3:15 pm
You probably have an impedance mis-match. A mis-match causes the RF power to bounce back instead of going out the antenna. A loose center connection might...
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Richard Williams
rkwill98356
Sep 5, 2010 3:36 pm
fishmaster, a loose antenna wire will result in an incorrect impedance match between the antenna and the radio. This results in a large portion of the transmit...
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Ricardo Trujillo
HK4BHA
Sep 5, 2010 5:03 pm
Rod, If you transmitted with the antenna disconnected (or with a faulty connection) there is a chance you blew the final amplifier in your radio. Most modern...
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fishmaster232
Sep 5, 2010 8:46 pm
Thanks Roger, The antenna wire that is on the unit came with the unit's installation kit. (it was shortened to about 18" tho... It says RG58 on it but I can't...
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fishmaster232
Sep 5, 2010 8:56 pm
Rich and Ricardo, That is what I think may have happened. I don't have the proper SWR meter so I'll just send it for repair. The repair place says it's a...
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fishmaster232
Sep 5, 2010 9:07 pm
Thanks Eric, just what I needed to hear !!! It seems like a ok unit when it worked, but I was surprised it only 5 watts. Are they all that low power? Rod...
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ROGER MILLS
irsmiley2
Sep 5, 2010 11:18 pm
If it was a "factory" install kit then it probably has the right stuff. Probable that the bad connection failed the radio. Make sure that the BNC is solidly...
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mckenney.eric
Sep 6, 2010 1:08 am
It has about the same power as a handheld...
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Bill
ultralitetea...
Sep 6, 2010 4:51 am
RG58 is 50 ohm cable - the BNC connector does not have a specific impedance to worry about in this application, mostly deals with if it will fit on the cable....
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fishmaster232
Sep 6, 2010 4:00 pm
HI Bill, I think my radio and antenna are matched, as I said before it worked fine before I started screwing around under the dash. I may have loosened the...
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fishmaster232
Sep 6, 2010 4:07 pm
Bill, What is the "C/U" in RG-58C/U ??...
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fishmaster232
Sep 6, 2010 4:10 pm
You'd think for $900+ it would have a bit more power.... Rod...
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ROGER MILLS
irsmiley2
Sep 6, 2010 4:37 pm
Version code for the cable, identifies type of insulation etc. CAREFUL, many 'whip' type antenna read open not shorted. Many of the hand held antenna are...
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dangrunloh
Sep 7, 2010 1:27 pm
Greetings ultralighters. If you still fly a single seat ultralight under the FAR103 rules, I need your help with a poll in the latest issue of Light Plane...
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mark47620
Sep 8, 2010 7:12 pm
... loose wires to the antenna can blow the final amplifiers in the sending system, rcv will still work fine,,,,,,,,,, also, friend has the same radio and has...
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billy
framed30
Sep 9, 2010 1:11 am
Does anyone have any information on the Waspair Tomcat?...
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Jeff E.
lazair2...
Sep 9, 2010 2:32 am
super dangerous. Few were made, few exist, few pilots were dumb enough to fly it. It could not turn correctly with that funky rear tail/boom/wing thing. ... ...
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mark47620
Sep 9, 2010 10:18 am
... Haven't even thought of that one for a while. Try not to think of it at all,,,,,,,,,,, Local had one, maybe I saw one at Osh in the early eighties,,,, Flew...
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billy
framed30
Sep 9, 2010 11:03 am
Jeff, Thanks , where did you get your information? Experience? ... From: mark47620 <mark@...> Subject: UL: Re: Tomcat by Waspair To:...
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GASSITT@...
airscrews
Sep 9, 2010 1:57 pm
In a message dated 9/9/10 4:03:06 AM US Mountain Standard Time, ... _http://us.mc310.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=FLY-UL@yahoogroups.com_...
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Dave and Jean Matheny
rags3000
Sep 9, 2010 4:06 pm
It won some sort of "Best New Ultralight" award back in the day. The very brief day, when it first came out, in maybe 1982 or '83. Oddball design. It had a...
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Bill Bardin
billbardin57
Sep 9, 2010 4:51 pm
It has one of the worst reputation's of any ultralight. Has killed pilots. I tried flying an old used one and it wouldn't fly straight over the runway, kept...
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ROGER MILLS
irsmiley2
Sep 9, 2010 5:45 pm
Sir, You may not like the Weedhopper for whatever reason, but that is a personal opinion on your part, and you are entitled to it. On the other hand, Jeff...
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frankbeagle
Sep 9, 2010 5:49 pm
It was a design from England if I remember right, I can't remember the original name of the craft. (getting old) Chip Irwin and another fellow began producing...
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Eric & Christine McKe...
mckenney.eric
Sep 9, 2010 6:53 pm
opinions can't be wrong, the facts that fom them can. To: fly-ul@yahoogroups.com From: irsmiley@... Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 11:44:56 -0600 Subject: RE: UL:...
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Ben Bell
benbell4140
Sep 9, 2010 7:07 pm
I flew a weedhopper, it flew great if the wind wasn't blowing too much. Sent from my iPhone...
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Chuck Slusarczyk
skcuhc2000
Sep 9, 2010 8:29 pm
Sirs,May I add my .02 cents worth? I was around when the Weedhopper and later the Tomcat were on the scene. The Weedhopper for it's faults flew just fine for...
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ROGER MILLS
irsmiley2
Sep 9, 2010 10:22 pm
Chuck, et al, Point was not against either the Weedhopper or Tomcat, it was about a personal slam at Jeff along with an inference that there was nothing better...
