Glider Operation

With a low power consumption, the ability to monitor both the active and standby frequencies together, memory channel scanning and extended receive range the XCOM radio has found a strong following in the glider market.

We used to make a specially modified version of our radio for the glider market, the main difference being a modified speaker amplifier which will work down to very low voltages and still provide lots of volume. The popularity of the XCOM radio in the glider market now means that every single radio we produce (from serial number 2200 and above) has the glider modifications included as standard which means there is now no special glider version needed, every customer now receives the same XCOM radio.

Additionally, there are several things you can do to your radio to reduce the power consumption during flight. Turning off the XCOM's internal intercom is just one way of saving power because this is not used in a glider installation and although marginal it will make your batteries last longer.

The XCOM radio uses an amplified boom microphone and it's our recommendation to use the boom microphone that we sell. The XCOM has been tested with different brands of microphones with mixed results but we will guarantee ours works perfectly.

Following is a suggested wiring diagram for glider installations. Click the image to download a printable PDF file

For more information on glider installations please don't hesitate to contact XCOM Avionics.

SINGLE SEAT GLIDER

DUAL SEAT GLIDER