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Hi All
Two years ago I replaced my aging Narco Com 120 with a TKM MX-11R slide in
replacement radio and thought I would give a performance update.
#1 Installation: This is a true slide in replacement. Remove old one and
install new one and you're good to go. Simple (for me). I have heard that
others have had to take the unit apart and inset a resistor (shown in
manual)
#2 Performance: Very good. Always five by five and incoming transmissions
are clear (better than the Narco 120). The digital display is easy to read
in all light situations. I really like the tactile feeling of the dials
when changing frequencies and the flip-flop frequency button is very handy.
Although it can hold ten pre-programmed frequencies, I never used them. I
found this feature to be a bit cumbersome and I will just change the frequency
over on the stand by and then flip it to the active. When using the
pre-programmed feature, I found it a bit of a struggle to hit both the
flip-flop button and the "test" button together when flying, especially in
turbulence. Also when rowing through the pre-select frequencies, all I hear
is static in the headphones while switching, which is very annoying.
#3 Conclusion: Because I was replacing an old Narco with an already
installed tray, I found that this was an easy solution and ended up with a
very good radio. If I didn't have a tray already in the panel though, I
would look closer into the Icom A-200. I am not sure, but I think that the
pre-programmed frequencies on the Icom a bit simpler to use.
Blue Skies
Eugene
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TKM Pirep - two years later
