Fred, I discoved early on that my coupe was missing the ground strap that goes around one of the engine mounts. Just another place to look. Mike @ C35
--- In [email protected], "fnelson913" <fnelson...@...> wrote: > > My yellow and blue bird is flying again with $1,200.00 worth of > encouragement. The alternator was rebuilt and a broken wire leading > to the voltage regulator was discovered and fixed. > > Of course, that is the good news. The better news is that my magnetos > needed some love and attention. The gold dust found there didn't make > me richer, only the opposite. Both mags are now rebuilt but there is > more news. > > The best news is that I still have radio problems. I did some touch- > and-go's after exercising my check writing hand (boy did I get > rusty... on the landings) and my radio reception was crap. It was > garbled but readable. I can't describe it as static the way I did > before the repairs. I flew in the pattern for three quarters of an > hour and it didn't change. > > After I landed, I shut down and contacted ground control for a > communications check. Reception was clear and she reported loud and > clear from me. I fired the engine back up and listened. Again I got > bad radio reception. I don't know if my radio transmission while in > the pattern was bad, but I didn't get any complaints from the tower. > They usually let you know if they are having trouble copying your > radio. > > My thoughts are that there might be a loose antenna connection that > is sensitive to the vibration of the engine. Or maybe there is a > radio frequency filter somewhere that needs to be replaced. > > Does anyone have any ideas for me? > > Thanks. > > Frank Nelson > N51DV - 415C > TOA >
