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donmorrisey
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 Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 8:26 am Post subject: Compare Icom IC-A200 and Microair 760??? |
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Hello Listers:
Can anyone compare these two radios. I am trying to finalize a decision. Even if you know only about one of them I would like to hear back. Things like quality of reception and transmission, distance on reception and transmission and just general overall quality of the hardware.
If I went with the Microair I would probably also get their transponder. If I went with The Icom I would probably go with a Garmin GTX 327 transponder.
Thanks for the help. Don....
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject: Compare Icom IC-A200 and Microair 760??? |
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I sure can...I've installed and used both in the same aircraft.
Stay AWAY from the Microair transponder, they do not work well in the US. The Microair radio is fine, but the A200 is a superior unit. I love that A200.
I have since parted with both Microair products and replaced them with Becker units - the best equipment available for a 2.25 hole.
James Redmon
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NYTerminat(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: Compare Icom IC-A200 and Microair 760??? |
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Don,
I love the ICom radio. Clear crisp and powerful. I also have the Garmin 320A Transponder, no problems.
Bob Spudis
N701ZX CH701/107 HRS
In a message dated 5/12/2007 7:58:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, berkut13(at)berkut13.com writes:
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jetboy
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Compare Icom IC-A200 and Microair 760??? |
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The Icom is a KY97a internally and is what I use. An excellent radio if you have the panel space. I have worked on Icom, Microair, Becker and Xcom installations lately.
In NZ the transponder system has been changed to better accomodate mode S and this has caused a recall of all Microair transponders for "upgrade". Shades of the 'Terra vanishing problem'? that blighted a perfectly compliant transponder at the time and pretty much set up the demise of Terra. I corresponded with Microair about this problem but they dont seem to agree that they've been shafted (maybe they havent - perhaps they never studied the Terra problem) so they are on their own. Upgrades are at owners expense.
Therefore for the transponder I would fit Becker or Garmin. If, like myself, its preferred to keep with one brand suite, consider the Garmin SL40 as your com. Its got the weather channel receive capability and VOX intercom built in that some of the others lack.
Regards, Ralph
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franz(at)lastfrontierheli
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject: Compare Icom IC-A200 and Microair 760??? |
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Hi James,
Can you elaborate on the Becker unit a bit? I have both the radio and transponder from Microair but I am not happy with the radio and was actually trying to decide if I should buy a Becker as I would like to use the existing panel space. \
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Franz RV7A-60h
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 4:25 am Post subject: Compare Icom IC-A200 and Microair 760??? |
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Don,
Having had very good experience with both, it almost comes down to how you want the mount them. Local avionics shops complain about the ICOM --- they don't make any money out of them, once fitted, they never see them again.
Microair will shortly have a Mode S version of their transponder, it will probably be only a few hundred $$ more than the A/C version.
Cheers,
Bill Hamilton
At 02:25 AM 13/05/2007, you wrote:
[quote]Hello Listers:
Can anyone compare these two radios. I am trying to finalize a decision. Even if you know only about one of them I would like to hear back. Things like quality of reception and transmission, distance on reception and transmission and just general overall quality of the hardware.
If I went with the Microair I would probably also get their transponder. If I went with The Icom I would probably go with a Garmin GTX 327 transponder.
Thanks for the help. Don....
www.donsbushcaddy.com
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berkut13(at)berkut13.com
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 6:21 am Post subject: Compare Icom IC-A200 and Microair 760??? |
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Well, I even had some issues with the MicroAir radio I had in the plane. It would receive just fine, but transmit was always garbled and barely readable. I finally got tired of troubleshooting it and replaced it with a Becker unit. Poof, my problems went away and the Becker works great. Now I use the second radio all the time.
The Becker is just about the same size, and certainly fits the same hole. The connector is different and will need to be re-wired, but that's it.
I now have both the Becker transponder and radio...I love them both. I still like the A200 the best...but getting it to fit a 2.25 hole might be a challenge. 
James Redmon
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