Return-Path: Received: from sam.the-i.net ([206.136.176.251]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-70783U4500L450S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:17:48 -0500 Received: from pavilion (cca175.the-i.net [206.136.176.175]) by sam.the-i.net (Vircom SMTPRS 4.4.184) with SMTP id for ; Thu, 22 Feb 2001 09:26:17 -0600 Message-ID: <002501c09ce4$da81f380$afb088ce@pavilion> From: "J. N. Cameron" To: "Lancair List" Subject: AM Radio Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 09:33:28 -0600 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Skip -- who listens to AM anyway? Seriously, I don't remember if the copper tape antenna worked for AM. Possibly not. I suspect that most auto stereos you buy are going to have a small loop antenna for AM already built in, but maybe not. By the way, anyone have any opinions on whether it's worthwhile spending an extra grand for a PMA/STC CD player? You can get a nice auto unit, with AM/FM thrown in, for around $200 to $300, whereas the aviation types cost about $1300 and up. I put a Sony auto unit in my first ES, which worked very nicely, except that my PS Engineering audio panel seemed to want a higher aux audio input level than what the Sony put out. When I questioned PSE about it, they didn't provide much specific guidance, just said that some auto units are better than others. If you're contemplating an auto stereo, you might want to check compatibility of the audio out from the stereo and the aux audio in level on your audio panel. Also, if you're using a mono audio panel, you have to connect the stereo outputs through a couple of resistors to mix 'em into one channel. I personally can't see the extra bucks for stereo in an acoustic environment as hostile as an airplane cockpit. The most annoying thing about the auto units is that their standard width is somewhere around 3/4" to 1" wider than the standard aviation stack (of course!). Jim Cameron, ES builder >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>