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Linda wrote: > BTW, I even tried holding my ICOM hand-held up above > the cockpit window as I taxied -- it was still so terrible > that I know now that I have to hook in the antenna, even > to have an effective safety back-up Com. Linda, I think your ICOM should sound crystal clear and work fine for a distance of a couple or five miles with the rubber ducky. Range after that gets problematic because of the tiny radiator length of the antenna. I have talked as far as 7-10 miles with mine, using the rubber ducky antenna in good conditions. It should certainly work fine at traffic pattern distances. If you're not getting good communications with it standing on the ramp beside your plane, then either the rubber ducky antenna is bad (that happens) or the radio has problems. This is worth resolving so you'll have a reliable backup. Ed ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
