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    Default Re: Radio gone bad

    Quote Originally Posted by DesertFox4 View Post
    Steve , I think I've read a couple of our members are running the MGL with good results so far. I'm trying one if my MicroAir goes south for any reason.
    Lowell might have one in his new model 4 if my memory hasn't completely failed me.
    I've been watching this. I had the V-10 and it went south on the flight down to the Desert Fox Fly-in. Unlike Steve, I couldn't transmit. The receiver worked fine. I could hear the click, but no noise out and the transmit icon on the radio didn't indicate transmit.

    Long story - I sent the radio back for repairs using the approved procedure. After a week or two, I called to see if they received the radio - they did. Repairs would take about three weeks. I called after about a month and was told that it would be a couple more weeks. I called again and they offered me a new radio to replace the old one. That was fine. After another couple of weeks, I called again and they offered me a V-6 to replace the V-10. 2-1/4" vs. 3-1/8 mounting hole and different wiring harness but I went with that. It came in just a few days. The kicker was the knobs for tuning and volume on the V-6. I am an old guy and much prefer turning knobs rather than trying to remember which buttons to push.

    Another thing. A friend with the V-6 complained that his was "too sensitive". He has the V-6 in one airplane and a Flightline FL-760 in his other. He says the FL-760 is much more understandable. Checking mine out on transmit, the mic gain from the factory was set way too high resulting in garbled transmission. As I recall, I reset it to minus 7 or 8 and the transmission cleared right up. I suggested he check the mic gain on his. The V-6 has lots of adjustments to fine tune performance and I like it. All in all not a bad experience - I'd do it again.
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    Thanks for the update Lowell. I hope the V-6 works as advertised for you.


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    Thanks Lowell. Good input from real world experience is always helpful.
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    Hey all I went to change the freq on my comm radio today and the knob just sat there and free turns. It will not change the freq. I pulled the control head off the radio to see if it was just a part that moved out of place, but with my normal luck, it was not.

    My question is if anyone might have an old Terra TX 760D around that I can get the control head off of.



    Would be the part on the left. The one on the right is the radio.

    thanks, let me know cost if you have something that would help.
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    There is a place in the southwest (Arizona?) that works on these radios. An airport friend swears by them (I mostly swear at mine!) and has had them worked on recently. I will see if I can find out who this is...

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    Thanks so much. My radios work great other than the one knob. go figure most seem to say they die on them. So was looking for one. Of the dead ones to get the control head out of.

    But please do get me that name they may have the part I need as well.

    Thanks

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    TSTC Avionics Repair, Texas.

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    Just a follow up in my problematic Terra. I pulled it from the tray, cleaned the contacts and reinstalled it in the tray. Turned it on and walla, it worked! Now I'm just waiting for it to puke in flight again.
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    Now I'm just waiting for it to puke in flight again.
    Steve, odds are good it will meet your expectation sooner than later.

    Did I type that, really? Sorry Steve. It must be the heat getting to me.


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    DesertFox 4, must be the condom (or glove) pulled down over your head.

    Oh wait, wrong thread!
    Last edited by SkySteve; 08-17-2013 at 08:02 PM.
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