Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.163.242] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.3c2) with HTTP id 759166 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:17:49 -0500 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: GOING BELLY To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser Interface v.4.3c2 Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:17:49 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <326740-22005252516205@M2W043.mail2web.com> References: <326740-22005252516205@M2W043.mail2web.com> X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "ckohler1@cfl.rr.com" : Maybe we are too eager to condemn our equipment ---when the problem is theirs. If you make a reception test (How far out can you receive low powered ATIS at a given altitude per each receiver and compare them. Then get a shop to measure the output on transmit. Then make some calls to known unicoms--turn the plane to different headings---- ALL this to verify that it's YOUR equiptment!!!! Charlie K. """ My communcation improved when I purchased an external antenna from Pacific Coast Avionics. It extends down and aft for six inches or so and then bends straight aft. You will have to fashion some sort of ground plane for it. I mad a spider of 12ga copper wire with about six radials. It works much better. """