Avidyne DC50 Datalink Coupler Installation Manual
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P/N 600-00082-000 Rev 04
1 General Information
1.1 Introduction
This manual contains information about the physical, mechanical and
electrical characteristics of the Avidyne DC50 Datalink Coupler, and
provides installation instructions for this unit. Follow the installation
instructions carefully to obtain maximum performance from the Antenna
Coupler.
The installation manual applies to Avidyne 700-00015-XXX-().
The conditions and tests required for TSO approval of this article are
minimum performance standards. It is the responsibility of those
installing this article either on or within a specific type or class of aircraft
to determine that the aircraft installation conditions are within the TSO
standards. TSO articles must have separate approval for installation in
aircraft. The article may be installed only if performed under 14 CFR Part
43 or the applicable airworthiness requirements.
1.2 Equipment Description
The Datalink Coupler is a Radio Frequency (RF) device that allows two
transceivers (a VHF communications radio and a datalink radio) to share
a single wide-band VHF antenna. The coupler contains filters that allow
the signals intended for the comm to reach the VHF comm port, while
routing the ORBCOMM datalink frequencies to the ORBCOMM datalink
port.
