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Old 23rd Jan 2018, 21:33
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Mooncrest
 
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Originally Posted by Talkdownman
Yeah, the Pye Tulip got very floppy, especially by the time we got to 2 miles...quite theatrical really...not enough hands...

Eight point three has meant that the chunky old speakers and solid SPST switches have had to go. Now everything is 'touch display' with all channels piped through one speaker. All very pretty, but all the tactility has gone.
The price of progress I suppose, although I hadn't expected 8.3khz to find its way to airport and airfield RT just yet.
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