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A210 intercom
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timothywhigginbotham
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I have one...
I have one in my RV4. I do not have any sound deadening or insulation, so my 4 is very loud! With the squelch set at max, I would still occasionally get a hot mic on takeoff. A few months ago, I installed the leather mic covers (from Spruce). I no longer have a problem.
I like the idea of two in one but unless, you do not have the panel space, you can?t afford an intercom, or you are trying to save weight (my case), I would install a dedicated intercom.
Unrelated: My antenna cable occasionally comes unplugged from the back of the radio. It?s not hard to plug it back up, but I must be on the ground to do it.
I am not bashing the Icom and have no plans to change mine now. Just an opinion from a fellow consumer.
I have one in my RV4. I do not have any sound deadening or insulation, so my 4 is very loud! With the squelch set at max, I would still occasionally get a hot mic on takeoff. A few months ago, I installed the leather mic covers (from Spruce). I no longer have a problem.
I like the idea of two in one but unless, you do not have the panel space, you can?t afford an intercom, or you are trying to save weight (my case), I would install a dedicated intercom.
Unrelated: My antenna cable occasionally comes unplugged from the back of the radio. It?s not hard to plug it back up, but I must be on the ground to do it.
I am not bashing the Icom and have no plans to change mine now. Just an opinion from a fellow consumer.
A few A210's on the local field here, both standalone and with separate intercoms. If you only have one radio anyway, and don't plan on needing a second, the built-in intercom works quite well. If you want more than one radio, you'll probably want an audio panel with its own built-in intercom.
You can tie more than one Aux input to the A210 as well, so you can listen to your TCAS, GPS, or iPod while you fly. They've packed a rather large set of features into this radio. The only thing I would say is "missing" is bluetooth... The PS Engineering audio panel/COM is still one step better in that regard.
You can tie more than one Aux input to the A210 as well, so you can listen to your TCAS, GPS, or iPod while you fly. They've packed a rather large set of features into this radio. The only thing I would say is "missing" is bluetooth... The PS Engineering audio panel/COM is still one step better in that regard.
