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Old 08-08-2007, 01:28 PM
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Can anybody confirm that the A210 will integrate with the GRT Horizon 1 exactly like the SL40 does?

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Nelson, I am not sure that anyone can really confirm that. I am guessing that the ICOM unit is a reverse engineered Garmin. The Japanese do that thing really good! However, I am betting that it will. If I were you, I would too. Besides, if it doesn't now, I am sure GRT will do something about it because there will be many others in the same boat and this radio isn't going to go away.

REGARDING THE TSO'ed units, the vendor hasn't gotten the word on it's availability. Sooooo, this deal will likely be only for NON-TSO'ed units only.

I will let you know if anything changes.

My goal is to start the deal in about one month, run it for a month and then we will get our radios the next month. That means delivery around Halloween. Provided the company (ICOM America) can keep up with demand.

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Old 08-08-2007, 02:08 PM
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My goal is to start the deal in about one month, run it for a month and then we will get our radios the next month. That means delivery around Halloween. Provided the company (ICOM America) can keep up with demand.
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Out of curiosity, CJ, are you trying to go directly through Icom or are you shopping around the various vendors who sell the A210s and seeing who will do the best price on this quantity? Just curious.
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Old 08-08-2007, 02:33 PM
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ICOM will only sell through dealers. Conversely, we only want to talk to dealers for support reasons. Going direct to the company is not an option.

Having said that, I have pricing from a very large company that we all have dealt with. They gave me a really good price and I am willing to hear from others. I prefer this really big company for future deals.

Soooo, does that answer the question?

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Old 08-08-2007, 03:45 PM
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Nelson, I am not sure that anyone can really confirm that. I am guessing that the ICOM unit is a reverse engineered Garmin. The Japanese do that thing really good! However, I am betting that it will. If I were you, I would too. Besides, if it doesn't now, I am sure GRT will do something about it because there will be many others in the same boat and this radio isn't going to go away.

Hi CJ,

Good point - the units aren't yet available, so how do we really know. On retrospect, I guess I was looking for something in the flyer to say '100% Garmin SL40' compatible.

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Old 08-09-2007, 08:31 AM
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Default ICOM A210

I spoke with the ICOM folks at OSH and they said the non-TSO version would be approved that week and the TSO version would be available in 3-6 months. While I was there, sure enough the unit got FAA approval. I then went to talk to the folks at Pacific Coast Avionics who sold me my ICOM A-200 a couple of years ago. They quoted a price of about $1200 for the non-TSO version. In my case, they also offered a trade-in allowance of $400 on my old A-200. I have found that PCA and Joliet Avioncs gave the best deals at Oshkosh mainly because they (JA) would give me $800 for a trade-in of my Garmin 296 toward a 396 which was priced at $1795.

The A-210 looks like a great unit because it will interface with your GPS and automatically enter the correct frequency for the airspace you are flying through.
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Old 08-16-2007, 11:31 AM
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Captain John, count me in for a Icom A210 on the group buy. Thanks on the other group buys you have put together. Now we just need to do a group buy on transponders and Dynon efis and ems. Tony
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Old 08-16-2007, 01:27 PM
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I'm in for one. Let us know!
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Old 08-16-2007, 02:12 PM
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Add me to list as well.
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Old 08-16-2007, 03:44 PM
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I'm interested in a non tso'd also

Thanks for your effort
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Old 08-16-2007, 06:14 PM
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This is gonna be HOT!!!

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