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From: "David Carter" <dcarter11@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Radio noise saga is over
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:11:55 -0700
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Buly,

To close out this saga, tell us one more time which radio and audio panel 
you ripped out, which weren't filtered properly?  I don't want to those.

David

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bulent Aliev" <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 6:35 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Radio noise saga is over


> Since I did not want to bother the list members with any more of my  pain 
> & suffering, I stopped my daily updates. After wasting a month  with 
> filters, capacitors, rewiring parts of the airplane, ripping out  and 
> replacing the strobe / nav-light wiring with the best (most  expensive) 
> wires etc, the net gain was 80% reduction of noise. But I  can still hear 
> some noise from about everything that can possibly  make noise.
> Sooo, I ripped out my radio and RST AP. Ordered a new ICOM A-200  radio 
> from Steinair.com and new intercom FlightCom from Spruce. Wired  them in 2 
> days and I could not believe my ears. 100% silence and  beautiful audio 
> quality. Tried turning on everything in the plane one  by one. Not a sound 
> except what I'm supposed to hear. My wife said "I  have never been in an 
> airplane with such a good reception".
> Today I asked friend of mine, a HAM radio freak to come and test my 
> winglet installed Bob Archer antenna's with his SWR equipment. He  came 
> with the "Big Guns". After all, he wrote down bunch of numbers  and said 
> that the antenna's are "excellent": One is 1:1.3 and the  other is 1:1.2. 
> I read in the Icom instructions 1:3 is exceptable and  1:1 is perfect (I 
> think?)
> The bottom line the radio and the AP I had were not filtered by the 
> manufacturer. So there goes another month down the tubes. I count it  as 
> learning experience?
> Thank you to all the builders that tried and offered to help with  their 
> advise and knowledge. When I build my next plane I'll know  better :) Not 
> a chance!
>
> Bulent "Buly" Aliev
> Ser# 066 / N484BD
> http://tinyurl.com/dcy36
>
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