I've had good luck with the installation in my -4. I wrote up the experience here:
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=167004
I received excellent service from the folks at uAvionix.
Good luck,
You're not having disappearing targets like those in the other thread? uAvionix acknowledged there was a problem.
I plan to go with the EchoUAT as well and have been following this thread. If you read the latest updates from the Beta testers it?s looking like this problem may be fixed.
I installed the EchoUAT/SkyFX bundle in my RV a couple of weeks back. The first EchoUAT device was DOA. It would not keep the configuration stored through a power cycle and would not transmit or receive. Got a replacement unit from uAvionix in the mail right away and installed that one. I'm using this with the transponder sniffing feature and it did not sniff anything initially. With the help of the service dept and trial end error a transponder threshold of 1300 was determined to make it work to pass the performance report once.
However there is a big caveat: The encoder (ACK-A30 early model) takes 6 to 10 minutes to warm up and become ready. During this time if your transponder is being pinged the UAT sends out a report with a missing pressure altitude resulting in a performance report guaranteed to fail "Missing element: Pressure altitude". Where I fly the transponder is being pinged as soon as I get out of the hangar and I get UAT TIS-B data even while I'm in the hangar. Even if the ADSB device would not send any reports until I'm in the air I certainly could get off the ground in the 10 minutes or so it takes for the transponder to warm up.
I'm going to install an encoder that has a faster warm up time of no more than 3 minutes and hope for the best ... so much for an quick and easy installation.
I installed the EchoUAT/SkyFX bundle in my RV a couple of weeks back.
You're not having disappearing targets like those in the other thread? uAvionix acknowledged there was a problem.
Gary, I just purchased the same bundle for my RV-8. Could you share with us where you installed the components, in particular the ADSB antenna?
Tks!
Mike
Gary, I just purchased the same bundle for my RV-8. Could you share with us where you installed the components, in particular the ADSB antenna?
Tks!
Mike
Why don't you just keep your transponder on stand by instead of on mode C or Alt and let everything warm up so it doesn't get pinged. Then you place it on Alt just before take off and you should be fine by then.
I have the transpo0nder antenna directly under the pilot stick and the com antenna under the rear passenger seat, so in order to get the 1 meter separation required I put the UAT antenna in the first wing access cover on the RH wing.
Finished up my echoUAT+SkyFYX-EXT install on my RV-8. I am not a fan of long expensive coax runs so I installed both the echoUAT transceiver and the antenna on the left inboard wing inspection panel. The ADSB antenna is 5+ feet from the transponder antenna and 3+ feet from my comm antenna. There are no obstructions between the ADSB and transponder antenna.
The SkyFYX GPS receiver was installed on the rear turtledeck. I used 20 gauge shielded twisted pair for the entire install. I purchased the SMA right angle male to BNC righ angle male pigtail on ebay for less than $10.
I'm running a Garmin 327 GTX and a Dynon D100 EFIS. Nothing hardwired to the Garmin or Dynon. I had to tweak the transponder threshold parameters via the app to get it reporting at 100%. I get a strong WiFi signal in the cockpit and the ADSB-in works effortlessly with my panel mounted IFly 740. Overall a great value and easy install.