It seems that the recent article on the Delcom Radio has created more questions than answers! I would like to make a few comments regarding this little radio. First of all the Delcom is a fully approved and FCC certified for aircraft use. It is not approved at this time, for a permanent in dash mounting (this is the same rule that applies to most hand held GPS units). The radio only weighs 17 ounces with the battery eliminator, around 20 with the NiCad battery and it measures 8" deep.
The radio was developed for ultra lites and was designed to filter out ignition noise from unshielded ignitions. For those that know a little about radios it has two cyristal filters and one ceramic filter and the transmitter is rated at 4.8 watts. I have had this radio installed in my KR-2 for over a month and I would put it up against ANY aircraft radio. The noise suppression is far better than most high buck radios. The receiver has a crisp audio that is very easy to understand in a high noise environment. The squelch is one of the best that I have ever seen at full squelch all you loose is any noise that you wanted to eliminate...the signals still punch right through! The transmitter although low power seems to be heard by ground stations without any problem. I can reliably talk to ATC at distances of 70 miles...maybe better than that but that is the furthest distance that I have used to date. Reception 100 plus miles loud and clear. This filter circuit really works well! I am so impressed that I haven taken a dealership. The reason for this was so that I could sell these radios to Club Members at lower prices than the lowest price that you will see advertised, in fact I can't even tell you the price. You will have to call to get this very low CLUB PRICE. If you want more info on the Delcom see them at their web site DELC.COM. Hope this answers the many questions that I have received. Skip
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