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KT76A & KX170B for sale

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I upgraded radios and transponder so if anyone needs a replacement let me know. $200 each. Transponder has yellow card dated 2-7-17 when i recertified IFR. Both have the cases. Also have the indicator for the KX170B. KI 201C. All were working good when pulled last month. I replaced with GTN650 & GTX345.

 

 

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That's a great price on a good KX170B!

I still have an old, but reliable 170B and it will transmit just as far and clearly as my much more modern GNS 430 comm.

For anyone interested, there is a site by a retired guy who fixes 170B's....the web site is:  http://www.kx170b.com/

Here's an exerpt from his site:

  • Exchange radios are most likely older radios, with low serial numbers (below 35,000).

    They do not have all of the latest modifications and improvements.

    They may "work", but be very unreliable.

    They will probably have a poor appearance and not perform as well as your existing KX170B.

    I would recommend you keep your existing KX170B and have it repaired rather than exchange it and inherit an unknown set of new problems.

     

     

  • The average auction price for a used KX-170B is $457.
  • 80% of used auction KX170B's are NOT airworthy. (I know - because, in the past, I used to buy a lot of them.)
  • Auction KX170B's typically have 3 to 6 significant problems that require repairs in order to be airworthy.
  • Most avionics shops will not work on KX-170/175,A/B series radios.
  • Those shops that do work on them are charging $300 to $600 for simple repairs.

Do the math -- you will most likely pay $750 to $1000 to eventually get the radio fully functional!

  • Do you know if all 720 COM channels work?
  • Do all 200 NAV channels work?
  • What are the receiver sensitivities (miles range)?
  • Is the transmitter frequency within specifications?
  • Is the transmitter modulating 100% of your voice power?

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