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Phil

Well, a lot has happened since that post... so much for "making it right for their customers regardless of which way it goes" ... NavWorx just went out of business, and Dallas Avionics is no longer having anything to do with them. What a sad saga. I was an "early adopter" and bought one of their ADS600-EXP units at OSH a few years ago. I guess it's worth exactly nothing now. I learned a good lesson. Anyway, I have one of the uAvionix ECHO units in my new bird. It's a great unit, and the company seems strong and well-established.

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John Evens
Arvada, Colorado
T-18 N71JE (sold)
Kitfox 7 SS N27JE

I got an e-mail this morning from Dallas Avionics stating same, guess I'm now in the market for a different ADS-B solution. My ADS600-EXP box has been working flawlessly, checked with the FAA at Oshkosh this year and no errors were showing in their database. I going to have a look at the uAvionix echo unit.

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Bruce Finney
N18JF T-18C #262
Yelm, WA USA

I went to the far other end of the scale and bought a Garmin GTX 345ES. After a lot of major installation issues and expence, it flunked the rebate flight test the first time. It showed airborne while on the ground. FAA no like. Seems you have to taxi no faster than a slow walk to not trigger in flight mode. After a lot of brake dragging, I got a "pass" notification and all is finally well. Also separatly got a notice that my Ameriking ELT is no longer acceptable. Ouch!

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Bob Highley
N711SH
SN 835
KLAL

Bob,
It's an opportunity to a) upgrade to a 406 MHz ELT and b) help the economy .

I feel your pain, I did it 5 years ago when my AmeriKing self destructed. I installed an ACK E-04, the only down side is the replacement battery is $139 every 5 years.

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Bruce Finney
N18JF T-18C #262
Yelm, WA USA

Sigh, it is/was my 406 upgrade.

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Bob Highley
N711SH
SN 835
KLAL

ouch!

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Bruce Finney
N18JF T-18C #262
Yelm, WA USA

Got another e-mail from Dallas Avionics yesterday afternoon, it said:

"Dallas Avionics, Inc./ADS-B Customers,

In an effort to ease the burden of existing NavWorx customers, Dallas Avionics, Inc. is currently evaluating multiple replacement ADS-B systems.

We anticipate offering a "special offer" specifically to replace AD affected systems. Look for our announcement of new system/replacement in the coming few weeks."


That said, I'm not in a "panic" yet, I believe I have till mid Jan to "fix" the problem with the Navworx unit. I'm going to wait to see what Dallas Avionics has to offer.

The uAvionix Echo unit looks really good, still use my King KT76A transponder and I already have a UAT antenna on the bottom of the aircraft.

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Bruce Finney
N18JF T-18C #262
Yelm, WA USA

Bruce, I think if you go with uAvionix you will have two transponder antennas , I do, one for the GTX327 and the other for the UAT Echo

Bill,
I already have two antennas, one for the King xpndr and one for the Navworx (which needs to be replaced).

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Bruce Finney
N18JF T-18C #262
Yelm, WA USA

Does anyone have experience with the Stratus location? Is it sensitive to the roll bar? The installation instructions say to keep the leads less than 3 feet. I'm trying to find a mounting location.
Cubes

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O-320-B3B (160 HP)
68x74 Sterba Propeller

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