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Spent $600 on a handheld spectrum analyzer for troubleshooting and it found a ghost signal in 5 minutes
Had this intermittent issue on a Gulfstream GIV where the VOR would freak out only at cruising altitude, and after weeks of guessing I bought a tiny Anritsu unit off eBay and traced it to a corroded connector behind the radio rack.
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bettyroberts21d ago
...and honestly, I'm not sure a corroded connector is really that big of a deal. I mean, sure, it's nice you found it quick with the Anritsu, but $600 for a tool you'll use once sounds like a lot to me. Plenty of guys I know would've just wiggled wires and sprayed contact cleaner until something worked. Not everything needs a fancy meter to figure out, you know? Sometimes you just gotta be patient and check the simple stuff first. But hey, if you got the cash to burn, more power to you.
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lopez.quinn21d ago
$600 saved 6 hours of trial and error work, easy math for me.
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lunag3021d agoMost Upvoted
You ever feel like the old way works fine until you actually try the new way? @bettyroberts I was the same way, figured wiggling wires was good enough. Then one job cost me two days and a tow bill. Changed my mind real quick.
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