VHF Radio Upgrades: Trig, Garmin Top Picks

Comm transceiver tech has never been better, but performance depends on antennas and wiring.

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Larry Anglisano
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If you are out of room in the main radio stack, there are several good options for mounting a radio either on the instrument panel or in an instrument cut-out. That's a Trig-space-saving VHF control head pictured here.
It used to be easy. Slap in a couple of King KX155 navcomm radios and you’re good to go for VFR, IFR and everything in between. These days, the buying decision is muddied by WAAS GPS, the concerns of signal outages and whether a ground-based nav receiver makes sense for a backup.    But there […]
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Larry Anglisano
Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column. When he’s not writing, Larry is working on a collection of guitar compositions for the upcoming Flying n’ Jazz production.

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