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That’s what I was concerned about. Not going to be doing Bluetooth or listening to music. Does that make a difference?
Does this mean my non stereo DC headset is not going to be compatible with the GTR200?
No it will work fine. I have a GTR200 radio and love it. a mono headset will work just fine, you just won't get stereo sound plus you won't be able to take advantage of being able to differentiate incoming frequencies as being from the standby freq or the main freq. If you have a stereo headset then you can tell that based on which ear you hear the transmission. With a mono headset you will just hear each one in both ears.
If you look at the diagram for a mono headset you’ll see that it can be done but it’s only connected to one side.
Hmm, not sure I understand. If I use a mono headset (or a stereo set with the little switch set to mono) with my GTR200 radio, I could swear I hear incoming transmissions (or music if I am using it) in both ears.
With the stereo you will have the main frequency in one ear and the monitor frequency in the other.
Yes because one side of the "music" is wired to both sides in the mono headset. In the mono position of a jack, you disconnect one side so you don't get a squeal.
It’s much worse than that. If you plug your mono headset into stereo wired jacks it’s like having your mother in law on both sides.
Usually yes but since these are experimental and everyone builds them as they want, check to see if you have Stereo/Mono switches installed. If not then check the wiring. Even faster, plug them both in on the ground (you won't burn anything) and if you don't have a loud squeal, you're good to go. That's why I installed switches in every station. Now no matter what type I use at any seat, they'll all work fine.
Hmmm... be very careful about plugging a mono headset into an audio jack wired for stereo. The "ring" or base of the mono plug will touch one of the stereo output channels, shorting it to ground. Maybe the GTR200 is OK having one of its audio outputs shorted to ground but I know the Flightcom 403 intercom is not. If you have the manual for the Flightcom 403 and know where to look it will warn you about this. In my case I found out the hard and expensive way. More discussions about this in the thread below...
True for E-ABs, but here in the RV-12 subforum, most are E-LSA and S-LSA... so there's a lot less variance.
It absolutely is. Here's what the GTR200 installation manual says on the topic:
My comment stands. E-LSA and E-AB, you still wire it anyway you want. The only ones you could count on as having "common standard wiring" would be the factory built S-LSAs only.
Sorry - not exactly true. An E-LSA must be built exactly as the factory designed it until it is licensed. After you get the AWC, you can make changes, but not before.
I can't imagine they do. But they do check the paperwork that Van's only issues if you've bought all the kits from them... and the kits include pre-wired harnesses. I suppose, in theory, someone could throw those away and substitute their own, but it would be harder, slower, and more expensive to do so. Doesn't seem like a very likely scenario.
