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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Got my intercom today. It's a Flightcom III (an
older model - I haven't seen it for sale on any sites anyway). It has jacks for
the pilot and copilot, plus an expansion module for 2 passengers - the expansion
module just runs on normal telephone wire, so you could buy a length as long as
you need, which is nice.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It has a pilot isolate switch so the pilot can shut
out all the inside traffic and just listen to the radio, plus a digital
clearance recorder, which is also quite nice. It also has 1/8" input and output
jacks for using things like walkmans.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In short, it's going to be painful hacking this
thing to peices! :) It's a very nice setup. But it's also absolutely perfect for
what I'm using it for, it just has a few extra goodies above and beyond what I
need. I'd love to find a use for the DCR, but I just can't. Pilot isolate is
another matter - we may put a nice strong CB into the truck, in which case this
whole setup would be rigged to that as well. I'd just need to make myself a PTT
switch, which is cake.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh, and a REALLY nice thing is that it will run on
12-32VDC, so I don't have to worry about hooking up to the 24V supply in The
Deuce. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My dad is gonna be so pumped! :) This solves one of
the biggest drawbacks to driving The Deuce around - the noise! You can't carry
on a conversation in this thing - yet! ;)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for sims, I still think this little deal would
work out great. Easy to get power to, looks like its going to be easy to hack
apart, and a DCR could definitely be useful in a sim environment!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Remind me, Gene, once I start actually working on
putting this thing in The Deuce I'll do a write up, the methods and ideas should
transfer over very well to the sim world.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>