There are a number of slide-in MK12 replacements. Narco makes one (though I'd hesitate to buy Narco as I hear their repair policies make them hard to get fixed in the field). The folks who make the MX-series of radios also have a MK12 replacement version which is comparable to their MX300 replacement for the ARC radios.
Avionics West has a sale going on the standard King (KT76) transponder. They're so ubiquitous that you could really do a lot worse than to have one of them in place. 06H has an old Terra transponder which fits in a round instrument hole. It does the job. The only thing I really envy in transponders is one of the (fancier) King's ability to display the encoder's pressure altitude digitally. Nice alternative to a second altimeter. If it were me, however, I'd probably forgo the NavCom in favor of one of the nice new GPS/COMs. Unless you REALLY REALLY need a VOR receiver (such as to get your instrument rating) a GPS with a database will let you fly to any VOR in somewhat the same fashion. I've even found that the GPS removes my urge for a DG. With a one-second refresh, the GPS provides auto-wind-corrected heading information that is more than adequate! By the way, 06Hs COM is a Valcom 760 (TSO). Cheap as dirt, it works. Greg At 10:06 AM 9/22/99 -0400, Peter Hogan wrote: >Does anyone have any experience with the ICS-Plus 720chNavCom? I saw it >in Vicki's Pilot shop (ONLINE)and it was touted to be an easy slide-in >replacement for the MK12. Is an MK12 worth getting looked at for >fixin? Also could use feedback on transponders?
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