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paul mosher
Anyone have a opinion on the MGL Com?
I did a new panel for a non-RV aircraft and it doesn't seem to play well with two different PS engineering 6000m audio panels. There is a "reverb" sound in it. I got no response from the company I purchased this from to attempt to resolve the issues. Personally I find the push pad tuning awkward to use.
Initial indications are I will be pleased once I get sorted out with settings for noise rejection/voice activation.
After initial on ground checkout was successful, including comm check, went flying and while some of the flight was uneventful, ended up having some issues during the latter half of the flight. (problems getting voice pickup without "feedback") Reset some of the settings and it seems to be doing ok.... Tower recognizes better reception, compared to old radio.
I think if there is any problem with the unit,.. it is TOO adjustable and responsive due to the digital circuitry, and therefore there are several settings and modes that are possible and the best combination needs to be found. (Unlike the old analog machines that had very limited adjustment to be made.... another example of difference is that transmissions from distant airports would cut in clearly or drop out, where it would probably be just ignored on old analog)
Intercom also is fine, although at this point I just have pilot/co-pilot mics plugged in.
Nice capability in small package...
my comment of them being "TOO adjustable",.. was meant to say us old guys just aren't into too much change.... and get comfortable with the old stuff, and at times find it easy to complain about the new. (some early attempts at automation of large machinery systems had the problem the folks just did not want to take the time to learn and adapt )
Similar with the distant comms.... we just mentally tune them out on old analog,... but in the world of 0s and 1s,.. they are there or not. Not to say it is bad, it is just "different"
bottom line,.. new stuff, (digital) new capability,.. sort it out and get on with it, and enjoy..
Greetings all:
First post here. Though I'm a great fan of the RV line I don't yet have the means to get one. I will though, even at the expense of my grandchildren's future.... ;o)
I searched for some review information on the MGL line and it brought me here.
I want to put a radio in my Luscombe. It will be mounted between the C***na 150 style seats. It's a very noisy environment (A-75) and my flight com intercom is totally inadequate to the task. Some folks say that radios with built in intercoms are often also not adequate to the task. I suspect that the Luscombe is similar to an RV noise wise. Comments from those with the V10 and the V6? I too will probably be better suited to the V6. I never liked the Terra pushbutton selection back in the olden days.
This will be mounted on a velcro fastened bracket between the seats and tied to a portable power supply that also supplies my GPS. It's temporary....right?
As long as we have the factory on board here I would also appreciate some feedback from Rainier
Dan
RV wannabe
Reno, NV
Sounds like yours is a V-10, the smaller, newer V-6 has rotary controls.I did a new panel for a non-RV aircraft and it doesn't seem to play well with two different PS engineering 6000m audio panels. There is a "reverb" sound in it. I got no response from the company I purchased this from to attempt to resolve the issues. Personally I find the push pad tuning awkward to use.
I recently flew an airplane with one and was pretty frustrated with the radio. For a pilot that jumps in an unfamiliar airplane with an unfamiliar radio to have to go thru several steps to get the microphone settings right for a different headset is just not feasible. How many pilots know what mic gain in decibels means? How many are going to sit there and read a manual for 20 minutes to figure out the clunky user interface? I eventually gave up and kept the mic unplugged...and I'm no stranger to the innards of aircraft radios.
Simplify the user interface and you will have a fine radio, but right now it is not very user-friendly.
I'm 51.
I had those same issues with my Icom and Lightspeed headset. The difference was I had to pull the radio and adjust the pots through the top of the radio. This took many trial and error hours to arrive at something acceptable.
Make a simple, stack-width. face plate. In it, mount an MGL V-6 and an MGL V-15 for a Com/Nav combo.I would like to have a MGL radio, but the holes mount is a non-starter for me. If MGL comes out with a rack-mount version then I'll be interested!
Make a simple, stack-width. face plate. In it, mount an MGL V-6 and an MGL V-15 for a Com/Nav combo.
We would have to make a big, empty box...
Rainier
Some correction needed in my post. I meant a faceplate for the 2.25" hole devices, so you would end up being about 2.5" high. Also V-6 is correct for the VHF radio but V15 is incorrect for the NAV radio not out yet. It may be V-20? So, in the meantime you can put one of the small form factor transponders in the other hole.That would take up more space in the panel that a Garmin 430. I have always liked the MGL comm since it first came out, but never considered it because of the planform. These days with all the EFIS boxes and other digital electronics, the majority of the holes in the panel are square. Trying to fit the large round hole of the MGL (only the 3 1/8 was available when I designed my panel) into a sqaure layout doesn't work very well.
Some correction needed in my post. I meant a faceplate for the 2.25" hole devices, so you would end up being about 2.5" high. Also V-6 is correct for the VHF radio but V15 is incorrect for the NAV radio not out yet. It may be V-20? So, in the meantime you can put one of the small form factor transponders in the other hole.
With the latest firmware both V10 and V6 radios now support freqency loading from x96 and Aera.
I am the 'MGL Support' person mentioned earlier in this thread although I do not really work for MGL.Does anyone have experience sending frequencies to a MGL V6 from a Dynon SkyView?
I've connected both using a serial port. Installed the latest firmware on the V6, set up the SkyView to address a Garmin SL40, selected frequencies and pressed the 'Tune comm' button... Nothing.
Any suggestions?
B.T.W. The audio from the skyView comes nicely in through the V6.
Thanks, Johan.