Radio

Question 1

What are the components of the radio system?

Answer 1

COM 1 (UHF)
COM 2 (V/UHF)
COM2 standby control panel
ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter)
Antennae (COM1, COM2, ELT)
ACP (Audio Control Panel)
Avionics Master switch

Question 2

What is TR+G?

Answer 2

COM1 will transmit and receive on the selected frequency and receive on Guard (243 MHz)

Question 3

Where is the COM1 transceiver?

Answer 3

Left avionics bay

Question 4

Where is the COM2 transceiver?

Answer 4

Right avionics bay

Question 5

Power to the ELT is provided by the _________ bus

Answer 5

Hot battery

Question 6

What antennae are on the tail?

Answer 6

GPS and VOR/ILS/GS

Question 7

What antenna is behind the canopy?

Answer 7

UHF/Transponder

Question 8

What antenna is forward of the canopy?

Answer 8

TCAS

Question 9

What antennae are underneath the aircraft? (Aft to front)

Answer 9

Marker beacon, DME, V/UHF COM, radar altimeter, TCAS, Mode S transponder

Question 10

What is radio squelch?

Answer 10

Squelch is the process of removing unwanted background noise from a receiver in a way that allows for a strong signal to be decoded while weak signals near the level of the receiver’s sensitivity are rejected.