We have a Val Com 760 in our plane, and it works great. Was installed in 1991, and from the logs, it appears to have never been worked on since then. We don't have a cabin speaker, just a hard wired intercom and headset plugs. I normally set the volume on both the intercom and radio at the halfway point, and everything is fine at that setting. My only objection to the Val Com unit deals with the auto dimming feature for the display. When you're flying on a sunny day, and move your body or head in such a way that it gets in front of the radio, the display will dim slightly, going back to full bright as soon as your shadow is removed from in front of the unit. Until I experienced this a few times, I thought something was wrong, but that's just the way it works. I couldn't tell from the question posed in the original posting whether the person is trying to use a cabin speaker or headsets. Whenever anyone is installing a radio, I would heartily recommend spending a few more $$ for a hard wired intercom; it sure beats all of those wires dangling about for a portable unit. Jerry Eichenberger Columbus, Ohio N2906H
>>> "Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/25/99 09:49PM >>>
I am interested in how this turns out as I am about to order a new Val
Com
for my plane
Glenn
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 6:42 PM
Subject: VAL Com 760 ?
>Have just installed a used Val Com 760 radio. It is a nice
>set, but one problem, low volume.
>
>Has anyone else used a Val Com and could give me a clue
>on how to increase the sound. At full volume it okay on
>the ground, put that's no fun.
>
>Have went back over the wiring several times, all is
>plugged in correctly.
>
>Jack
>99069
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