I've got the same set-up - KT76A with an ACK AC-30. Both have worked flawlessly since I got them (used) from Steve Bennett when I bought the plane in 2006. He charged me an additional $600 over and above the $12,500 I paid for Ken Cottle's plane. They pass their transponder checks every two years without fail and whenever I've talked to ATC to compare their readout to what I'm seeing in the cockpit, it's always been well within the 200 ft. variance that's acceptable.
I'm expecting to stick with these reliable components and buy an ADS-B option that uses this existing equipment. The GDL-82 apparently installs in-line with the existing transponder antenna coax thus no additional antenna is necessary - although the Garmin unit probably comes with an antenna designed to optimize the ADS-B output. In either case, just one antenna is necessary. The Tailbeacon and Uavionix wingtip beacons seem great although I would want to wire them separately from the position lights, especially since I've got such a puny alternator. Even if I didn't, leaving the position lights on all the time just to run the ADS-B output seems a sloppy solution. Mike KSEE ____________________________________________________________ Drink 1 Cup Before Bed, Watch Your Body Fat Melt Like Crazy mayserve-magestor.com http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5df6a8a0e285f28a00f09st02vuc _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
