Re: intercoms

robert hensarling · Post by **robert hensarling** » Sun Mar 25, 2001 8:54 am

'I've tried a couple of intercoms, and haven't been satisfied yet. One was a
small little gizmo which didn't seem to sork well, plus the knobs were in
between the four plugs, making it hard to adjust properly anyway. I then
tried a system called a DRE, which was allegedly made for open cockpits, but
haven't been able to get it tuned in yet either. The VOX can't be adjusted
above the noise. I use DCs with the Electric mike.

What do you guys like?
Robert Hensarling
N53656'

jstreat360@aol.com · Post by **jstreat360@aol.com** » Sun Mar 25, 2001 9:30 am

'Robert,

I have a panel mounted Sigtronics four place. Works very well, clear and
controllable.

Sincerely,

Jamie S. Treat A&P/IA

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robert hensarling · Post by **robert hensarling** » Sun Mar 25, 2001 7:56 pm

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Date: Sunday, March 25, 2001 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] intercoms

I'm looking into those also Jamie, thanks for the tip. They have a "high
noise" unit that may do the trick.
Robert

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>Robert,
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>I have a panel mounted Sigtronics four place. Works very well, clear and
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>Sincerely,
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WALTER ALBERT · Post by **WALTER ALBERT** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 6:56 pm

'THE TERRA COM UNIT HAS A BUILT IN INTERCOM AND IT WORKS GREAT...

----- Original Message -----
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jstreat360@aol.com
> To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, March 25, 2001 9:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] intercoms
>
> I'm looking into those also Jamie, thanks for the tip. They have a "high
> noise" unit that may do the trick.
> Robert
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> >
> >Robert,
> >
> >I have a panel mounted Sigtronics four place. Works very well, clear and
> >controllable.
> >
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >
> >Jamie S. Treat A&P/IA
> >
> >Visit my Aviation Web Site:
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> ">AIRCRAFT RESTORATION & REPAIR
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> >http://hometown.aol.com/ftreat9191/TreatFamilyHomePage.html">THE
> TREAT FAMILY
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dcasali · Post by **dcasali** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 9:31 pm

'Robert,

Last year I had to replace the intercom in my F-21 Taylorcraft, which is
the noisiest damn cockpit you've ever sat in. My original unit was a
David Clark, which was being swamped by stray RF (apparently a common
problem in fabric aircraft without a metal airframe to shield them from
the transmit antenna.) My avionics guy suggested a PS Engineering
PM-1000 unit. It's available with a high ambiant noise option VOX
circuit, which I added (this option doesn't show up in the Aircraft
Spruce catalog, but its available and not too expensive). It works very
well.

I also sprang for the digital recorder option, which records the last 60
seconds of whatever you've received and plays it back a snippet at a
time (most recent first) at the push of a button. Great feature; really
eliminates the "what'd he say?". It was almost worth replacing the
intercom just for that feature.

Dan

robert hensarling wrote:

> I've tried a couple of intercoms, and haven't been satisfied yet. ...
> What do you guys like?
> Robert Hensarling
> N53656

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Thekortas@aol.com · Post by **Thekortas@aol.com** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 11:43 am

'The problem may be with the electret mics. I've had a lot of problems in the past and found that it was necessary to use mics that have an adjustable gain control. I've had success with the DC dynamic mics on the 10-30 headset. Believe it or not, the gain must be turned way down so that the mic isn't picking up the background noise. You have to speak in a firm clear voice, but your voice becomes the main thing that the mic picks up. I've got a sigtronics spa 400N (for high noise environments) intgercom in the 24 now and it is working well. My biggest problem was generator noise on the Comm radio but I've gone to an alternator and things are looking up. There are a number of headsets out there now with the adjustable gain mics. See if you can borrow one and see if it will make a diff.
Good Luck
Steve Korta'

robert hensarling · Post by **robert hensarling** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 7:26 pm

'-----Original Message-----
From: Thekortas@aol.com
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] intercoms

Thanks for the tips Steve, I'll give it a try!
Robert Hensarling
http://www.mesquiterocker.com
Uvalde, Texas

>The problem may be with the electret mics. I've had a lot of problems in

the past and found that it was necessary to use mics that have an adjustable
gain control. I've had success with the DC dynamic mics on the 10-30
headset. Believe it or not, the gain must be turned way down so that the mic
isn't picking up the background noise. You have to speak in a firm clear
voice, but your voice becomes the main thing that the mic picks up. I've got
a sigtronics spa 400N (for high noise environments) intgercom in the 24 now
and it is working well. My biggest problem was generator noise on the Comm
radio but I've gone to an alternator and things are looking up. There are a
number of headsets out there now with the adjustable gain mics. See if you
can borrow one and see if it will make a diff.

>Good Luck
>Steve Korta
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