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Randy, Since installing the 170b, have you reinstalled the 170 again to see if the nav portion still functions? If the radios are interchangable in the same tray, then the old 170 should experience the same problem as the 170b. Lee On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:04:47 -0400 "Jim and Lynn Palmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Hello Randy, > Please check and see if the nav antenna is hooked up. The radio > will > use a different antenna for the nav receive than is used for the > com > transmit. In most cases it will be a V type antenna. The coax lead > from the > nav antenna could be shorted or open. Don't give up on it yet. Try > it in > your friends plane and see if it works OK in his tray. If it does > then this > proves your KX-170b. Now you will need to troubleshoot the wiring in > your > plane. > I found this on the internet. I wanted to see if the trays > were > interchangeable. It looks like you are good on the tray you have. > > 1. Are all the KX-170/170B/175/175B series radios totally "slide in > compatible" with each other and their trays? ---- Yes. > > 2. If so, might this "slide in compatibility" depend on what model > indicators or external GS receivers may also be in the loop? --- > Each > indicator wired to the back of the radio must be compatible with the > radio > and have a connector that mates to that particular indicator. > Commonly used > with the KX17xx series radios are KI 201/B/C, 208, 209, and 214. The > KI 209 > requires an external GS receiver. > > Jim Palmer N9513V > > > Hi again, > > > > I'm starting the cross country part of my training and I need to > get this > > straightened out before I can go to any controlled airports. I > hope that > > someone out there has the answer. > > > > Thanks again, > > Randy > > ========================================================================= ===== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
