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Had to pick between saving a 15-year-old King Air radio or just buying new
I was troubleshooting a Bendix/King KX 155 that kept losing its com side on a 1980s King Air 200 last month. The bench shop wanted $1,200 to rebuild it with no guarantee on the old crystal oscillator. I rolled the dice on a used KX 165 off a parted-out 1990 Cessna for $450 instead. Wired it in on a Tuesday and the owner said it's the clearest audio he's had in years. Any other techs run into older nav/coms that just aren't worth the repair cost?
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