Help.....I recently purchased a Zenith 701.....NO radio, or transponder. I am looking

[azroper]

looking for cost effective solution for Zenith 701, with NO radio, transponder.........would like to be ads-B compliant without being BENT OVER..................would really like to be 'In and Out'.......HELP//////please

[Timgineer]

Check out this ADSB 2020 solution built in to the Nav lights.

https://uavionix.com/products/skybeacon/


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[rwanttaja]

The radio part is easy...handheld. Stick it on with straps or velcro, or even build it in:

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/tech/velcro.html

Since it's a metal airframe, you'll need an external antenna. That can be mounted on the belly, which should give an easy coaxial cable run.

Ron Wanttaja

[Tralika]

I've used handheld radios in gliders, they work but not real well even with an external antenna. I installed an MGL V6 with an built in intercom in my Highlander and am really glad I did. It's a very clear very strong radio. I used a Red Tail not TSO'd antenna from Aircraft Spruce that works also works well. MGL sells a pre-wired harness with PTT switches and headset plugs that is well worth the money. This radio will cost more than a handheld but it's worth every penny. By the time you jury rig a handheld and an intercom your going to be close to the cost of the V6. I'm not sure what to tell you about ADS-B. I'm in Alaska so I won't be installing it in my plane. ADS-B is expensive but cheaper than it was a few years ago. The deadline is only 16 months away but that still gives you a little time to shop around.

http://www.mglavionics.com/html/radios.html

[rwanttaja]

I've used handheld radios in gliders, they work but not real well even with an external antenna.

Mine has worked out very well, even with a ~40-year old split dipole antenna internally mounted to the (wooden) airframe. I hear traffic calls at airports ~60 miles away, and folks in the pattern seem to understand me just fine.

One thing to understand about Icom handhelds: If you use the Push-to-Talk switch built-in to the radio, the built-in microphone will be active. This will produce a much higher noise level when you transmit. Not sure if other brand handhelds are the same. The audio output is not fully compatible with aircraft headsets as well, being 8 ohm output vs. the ~150 ohm of the aircraft headset.

Panel-mounted radios are more convenient, and (of course) are directly compatible with standard aircraft headsets.

Ron Wanttaja

[martymayes]

Define "BENT OVER"

A com radio transponder and ADSB-out to meet the mandate could easily run $7500 after installation.

[Jim Heffelfinger]

This covers the transponder and ADS-B in and out https://uavionix.com/products/echoesx/ cant get much smaller or easier to install. My choice of comms - MGL V-6

[Mark van Wyk]

This covers the transponder and ADS-B in and out https://uavionix.com/products/echoesx/ cant get much smaller or easier to install. My choice of comms - MGL V-6
Garmin Sues uAvionix Over Patent Infringement
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=91a316a7-9e2f-4df6-9593-b4db32ff7397

[Jim Heffelfinger]

Garmin Sues uAvionix Over Patent Infringement
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=91a316a7-9e2f-4df6-9593-b4db32ff7397


uAvionix press release
https://uavionix.com/news/uavionix-statement-on-garmin-lawsuit/