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KY-97a Replaced with ICOM A-220

Curt P.

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The #2 comm Bendix/King KY-97a on/off switch started acting-up so I swapped the radio to a ICOM A-220.

This is a direct slide-out/slide-in replacement with the existing KY-97a tray and wiring connections, as long as the optional MBA-3 Card Edge connector is ordered and installed on the back of the radio (easy 10-min job). Slide-out the old radio, in with the new...works perfectly.

I've read where some were having issues with PTT, etc when doing this change, but I'm having zero issues. There is an internal intercom in the A-220, which i have turned OFF, since I'm running other radios through a Garmin GMA340 audio panel.

I couldn't find anything definitive that this was a direct slide-in/out replacement, but it is...for what it's worth.
 
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