MGL Avionics V10 VHF COMM radio

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MGL Avionics V10 VHF COMM radio

Postby rainier » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:26 pm

Hi guys,
many of you are waiting patiently for MGL to get their act together and start dishing out the V10 radio.
The good news, after a long 7 years of development it is done and we have the first manufactured batch waiting to go (^^) .

We are waiting for lab tests and certification (FCC) and hopefully this is not far away so we can start shipping these things.

For those not in the know, the V10 is a very comprehensive VHF transceiver/intercom designed with the open cockpit aircraft in mind or for those that need to fly occasionaly with gloves on. It is also exceptionaly compact and light yet with a generous panel and display. It is also able to work over a large voltage range and produces very good RF power (6-7W typical). The radio is a complete break with traditional VHF radio design and introduces a long list of new and innovative circuitry and is nearly completely digital. There is currently no competing VHF transceiver that can match the V10's sound quality for receive and transmit - this one rocks ! (during test flights we regulary get "6 out of 5").

There is a lot to write about this thing, much more than I want to write here - so go and download the user and installation manual from our website. You can also download a fully functional simulator that gives you a good idea how this radio works.

www.MGLAvionics.co.za/VHF10.htm

The V10 is our entry into the aviation RF world. This is also the first commercial airband VHF transciever designed and made in South Africa.

Local selling price is under R5K plus VAT.

Please note that due to our limited initial production quantities we are maintaining a waiting list. If you are interested in getting one of these jewels, please send us an e-mail with your details - info@MGLAvionics.co.za
No monies are payable upfront. When your turn comes, we contact you and then you can still decide if you want it or not - if not, no problem, it goes to the next one on the list.

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Re: MGL Avionics V10 VHF COMM radio

Postby RudiGreyling » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:50 pm

Very nice, I had a look at the specs.
One Q that is not clear from specs...is the intercom stereo for music input?
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Re: MGL Avionics V10 VHF COMM radio

Postby rainier » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:15 pm

RudiGreyling wrote:Very nice, I had a look at the specs.
One Q that is not clear from specs...is the intercom stereo for music input?
No, it has a mono auxiliary input. You can mix stereo L/R onto it but the system as a whole is mono.
There were simply not enough channels on the CODEC we used to have stereo auxiliary unfortunately. While we are using a stereo CODEC one of the output channels is used to feed the modulator leaving only one to drive the headsets.

Maybe we can do this with the next model - right now we need to dock up a small fortune for the certification (and once certified we can't change anything).

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Postby Stephan van Tonder » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:48 pm

Nice system from the looks of it. This also links in with the enigma and can be controlled form it?
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Re: MGL Avionics V10 VHF COMM radio

Postby rainier » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:24 am

Stephan van Tonder wrote:Nice system from the looks of it. This also links in with the enigma and can be controlled form it?
The V10 can be controlled via any popular communications protocol.
It emulates a Garmin SL40 (the new Icom A210 also uses parts of this), Garmin SL30 (without the NAV part) and it also includes the MGL binary protocol as published in the user manual. This allows remote control right down to detail level if required.

Yes, of course the Enigma can be used to connect to the V10.

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Re: MGL Avionics V10 VHF COMM radio

Postby udher » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:10 pm

Great news, this. Thanks.

How far are you with your transponder development?
Will be fitting both when the transponder comes out.

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Re: MGL Avionics V10 VHF COMM radio

Postby rainier » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:09 pm

udher wrote:Great news, this. Thanks.

How far are you with your transponder development?
Will be fitting both when the transponder comes out.

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It is going quite well technically but is likely to take some time until it has the required TSO and other certifications. This is by far the most expensive development we are doing (the actual mode-s transponder is not such a big deal - the certification however is frightening, it costs so much I could quite comfortably retire on that sum).

It's one of those cases where designing the actual device is the easy part - but dealing with bureaucracy is far more difficult. However, there may be some good news on the horizon - one of our local testing labs is busy getting FCC accreditation - that may help save a lot of time and hopefully money as well.

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Re: MGL Avionics V10 VHF COMM radio

Postby diver » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:28 pm

Hi Rianier,

It looks very nice. Do you have any plans for a handheld version.

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Re: MGL Avionics V10 VHF COMM radio

Postby rainier » Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:45 pm

diver wrote:Hi Rianier,

It looks very nice. Do you have any plans for a handheld version.

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Unfortunately no plans.
It's difficult for us to compete with Chinese made handhelds. We cannot buy the components for the price these things sell for.
We would have to make them for less than R1000 ready to ship in order to be able to compete (due to costs of supplier chain).
Also remember - these radios tend to be cheaper oversees, in particular in the U.S. and that is the price that counts for us since we export 95-98% of our products. You could buy handhelds this year at Osh from little more than $200. That is tough for anybody to compete with, even us.

The panel mount radios (like the V10) are better as due to more expensive base components the playing field is leveled a bit. This is were we can offer a genuinely cheaper product while at the same time offering more for the buck.

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