All good suggestions Jackye, Barbara and Seamus. Thanks for the info Jonathan, I'll take a look at that antenna.
So, in answer to some suggestions, not in any particular order:-
I have a spare headset, so I'll try that and check the PTT.
I
have 2 headset connectors, but just my DC plugged in. ?My headset
connectors are insulated and I only have a single ground for everything,
so I'll also check the integrity of the ground and the cable for the
antenna.
The
Airkit anetnna doesn't have a ground plane as such and I think that
this was Michael's issue with it. ?He said, and I'm quoting from a
fallible memory here, that the SWR was not good, hence my comment in the
first post. Details of the antenna here -?
As
I said I'm only at the beginning of this little problem, so next time
I'm around other flyers I'll try the transmit test from both headsets,
both sockets and both PTTs and report back, but thanks for the all
input.
Can
I just add, for the record, that I'm very happy with the Jab on my
X-Air. I know that they've been getting a lot of bad press lately, but
you never hear from people who just fly behind a Jab and are happy.
Sure, every engine has it's weak points, Rotax has around 70 hose
connectors to go wrong, for example. There's no such thing as the
perfect engine, but all manufacturers try to get as near to it as they
can. ?Some are more successful that others. ?Doesn't mean they produce a
bad engine!
Just sayin.............
Ian
Sorry if I've just posted a number of blank replies, as using this group with Safari on my iPad seems to go nuts.? Is it just me?? To post this I had to stoke up my desktop.? WTF!!!!
