[simpits-tech] Avionics knobs

[Justin Messenger]

For the moment Ive been cheating and doing this the
cheap way, 3 position center off toggle switches. 
Justin



> Been trying to find some knobs to use to tune radios
in X-Plane. X-Plane
> has a key for tune up and another key for tune down.
So, I thought I
> could simply get a ratchet type switch or a switch
with a tab in it that
> has two sets of contacts...one would make contact
momentarily when the
> knob is turned one way, the other contacts would
make contact
> momentarily when the knob is turned the other way.
No luck at RadioShack
> or the local electronics shop. I thought perhaps the
tuner knobs in some
> 80s model cars might work, the ones that have a
regular knob to tune the
> radio but have a digital display of the frequency.
Does anyone know how
> the knobs in a typical real aviation radio work (the
kind with the
> digital display)? Are they encoders or something?


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