B: 530W frequency spacing

[Jack Showers]

The 530W manual says that 25 is to be used in the US.

On 8/13/07, Christopher Baker <airbaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Is the 8.33 vs 25 kHz spacing an international vs US standard?
>
> On 8/13/07, John Deakin <jdeakin at advancedpilot.com> wrote:
> > Doesn't sound right, but I haven't use 8.33 spacing on the 530s.
> >
> > The problem is that all the radios I'm familiar with have only five
> > digits to DISPLAY the comm frequency.
> >
> > When set to the US-standard, you should see three digits before the
> > decimal, and two after in the display, at intervals of 118.00, 118.02,
> > 118.05, 118.07, 118.10, etc.  Internally, the radio will use 118.00,
> > 118.025, 118.05, 118.075, etc.
> >
> > With 8.33 spacing, in the radios in the Gulfstream, you will see only
> > two digits ahead of the decimal (dropping the "1), and three digits
> > after.  So you'll see:
> >
> > 18.000, 18.008, 18.017, 118.025, etc.  (I haven't double-checked these,
> > so they might be off a point.)
> >
> > The radio translates those to:
> >
> > 18.000, 18.0083333, 18.0166667, 18.025, etc.
> >
> > In the Gulfstream, we have to switch the radio OFF to make the change.
> > I don't know about the 530.  The switch position alone does not tell the
> > actual state.  The only way to tell at a glance is to check how many
> > digits are displayed before the decimal point.
> >
> > Best...
> > John Deakin
> >
> >
> >
> > Howard Abrams wrote:
> > > My 530 was just upgraded to a 530w. It was set for 8.33 kHz spacing
> > > when I picked up the plane. I did set it back to 25 kHz but noticed
> > > that when set to 8.33 kHz every click of the knob would change the
> > > frequency 5 kHz. I was just curious if that was the way it was
> > > supposed to work or shouldn't each change be 8.33 kHz?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> -Chris
> KRHV '66 V35
>
>


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