Creating a portable Intercom/Com???

RyanShort1

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Has anyone looked into creating a small box that could be carried in various aircraft instead of a small handheld?

I was thinking of maybe a little aluminum box with an FL-760 or FL-760A with jacks instead of the traditional handheld plus two place portable intercom... and plug into a better antenna than most handhelds have, or have the ability to run a wire to an installed antenna...
 
What problem are you trying to solve? Would this be for a glider, an aircraft without an electrical system, or an experimental aircraft of some sort? Are you just trying to combine the functions of a portable radio and a portable intercom?
 
RussR said:
What problem are you trying to solve? Would this be for a glider, an aircraft without an electrical system, or an experimental aircraft of some sort? Are you just trying to combine the functions of a portable radio and a portable intercom?
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Stuff like a Cub or a Luscombe, when weight would allow for it. Was thinking that a small box that contained everything instead of having wires between handheld, intercom, and antenna would be much nicer. Portable, so I could use it when I fly in someone else's non-equipped plane.
 
RyanShort1 said:
I was thinking of maybe a little aluminum box with an FL-760 or FL-760A with jacks instead of the traditional handheld plus two place portable intercom...
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Pretty sure you know this but the Flightline 760 has a built in 2 place intercom. BTW, I like your idea. Would be easy to attach an antenna using a BNC connector and power with a 12 volt plug. You might also consider a small battery to power it for a short time.
 
Daleandee said:
Pretty sure you know this but the Flightline 760 has a built in 2 place intercom. BTW, I like your idea. Would be easy to attach an antenna using a BNC connector and power with a 12 volt plug. You might also consider a small battery to power it for a short time.
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Yeah, I used to have an FL-760A in my old 120. Wish I could find one right now... they are out of stock everywhere. And yes, a small battery for 3-4 hours capacity.
 
Use something just like that in the T-Craft I fly. Has a Becker Radio and FlightCom intercom. It is a console that sits on the floor and hooks over the front seat bar. The owner put a voltage regulator on it and powers it with a Dewalt 18Volt battery.

Brian
 
brcase said:
Use something just like that in the T-Craft I fly. Has a Becker Radio and FlightCom intercom. It is a console that sits on the floor and hooks over the front seat bar. The owner put a voltage regulator on it and powers it with a Dewalt 18Volt battery.

Brian
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I'd be interested in seeing that.
 
So something like this?
https://wingsandwheels.com/avionics-instruments/radios-transceiver/becker-transceiver/gk-615.html
https://wingsandwheels.com/avionics-instruments/radios-transceiver/fsg2t.html
https://wingsandwheels.com/avionics...-avionics-fsg90-mpc-protable-transceiver.html
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Is there a reason a radio that has headphone jacks (or adapters, $29 from Sporty's) won't work? Most of the time the antenna is removable and you could plug into something fixed.
 
bflynn said:
Is there a reason a radio that has headphone jacks (or adapters, $29 from Sporty's) won't work? Most of the time the antenna is removable and you could plug into something fixed.
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Yeah. Most of them um, are inferior, and if I can eventually find an FL-760 again and have it plugged in to a proper antenna, it also doubles as an intercom. I'm tired of miles of wires between the headsets, intercom, radio, and antenna.
 
"Inferior" - low transmit power?
 
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