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    Feb 16, 2019 4 minutes

    Comms with Flair

    Aircraft home-builders now have a new comms option with the release in January 2019 of the Garmin GTR 200B.

    The 200B is a comm radio and Bluetooth-enabled intercom designed specifically for experimental and amateur-built aircraft. In addition to advanced auto-squelch, stereo intercom, alert inputs, standby frequency monitoring and more, Bluetooth enables pilots to connect to smartphone or tablet to the comm radio.

    Pilots can easily make phone calls and listen to audio entertainment, or call Flight Service to obtain a take-off clearance at an uncontrolled airport … all through the radio. The GTR 200B also incorporates 3D audio to provide all-around sound in flight. With stereo headsets, incoming audio is spatially

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