X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1031844 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:14:50 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=atlasyts@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm67aec.bellsouth.net ([65.11.37.219]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20060313041402.YGJT25564.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm67aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:14:02 -0500 Received: from [192.168.0.102] (really [65.11.37.219]) by ibm67aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20060313041402.FUZH1775.ibm67aec.bellsouth.net@[192.168.0.102]> for ; Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:14:02 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <06269229-245D-44C8-B04F-D04CCB07B535@bellsouth.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Bulent Aliev Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Radio noise saga is over Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:14:30 -0500 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) My radio was VAL TSO and the Audio Panel was RST Kit. It could be that they did not work on my particular aircraft installation? Some people like them Buly On Mar 12, 2006, at 9:11 PM, David Carter wrote: > 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" > > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > 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 >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/