freefolk(at)screaming.net
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 Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:17 am Post subject: Zaon MRX and Mode "S" |
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Hi David
Sorry for the delay in responding to your request, but I only take the daily Matronics digest and seldom monitor the EuropaOwners site. Yes to your first question, you do have to look all around (even where you can't!). You get particularly worried on final approach when traffic continues to close the gap behind you and the MRX is counting down the distance!
Pete Lawless answered your Mode "S" question pretty well, although our American members might be able to comment on whether the TIS (Traffic Information Service) and weather radar uplinks are in fact provided yet by the FAA in most areas.
I think you are right to go for ADS-B compatible kit if you are intent on buying a mode "S" transponder at this stage, as satellite based surveillance system will clearly be implemented in Europe within a decade, no matter what the neddies at CAA tell us.
Returning to the Zaon MRX, despite the limitations of unknown direction, many aircraft without mode "C", and ranging which I believe may vary somewhat with the different outputs of received transponders (not confirmed), I believe it is a valuable assistant in our crowded skies.
Brian Tarmar
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