Has anyone had problems with a uAvionix Tail Beacon on a Skymaster?

[cjordan]

Have never had an issue with tail beacon other than the 1st received unit would always fail the tests. We thought wiring, ground, bad switch, interference from alternators, etc. Did a flight with everything off, radios, alternators, everything…Also rattled the wires like crazy and always had power. Ended up deciding the unit was defective. Uavionix was very helpful but doubted that the unit was the issue. They agreed to swap us out with a different unit and the problem was resolved on 1st test flight. Probably rare, but could save some time and troubleshooting for others if ever a similar problem.

[Jhogan0101]

I had a tail unit that went south on me after 4 months of use. I sent to them and they replaced, then i purchased a gtx345 and ebay’d the uavionix gear.

[Rick Erwin]

Thank you guys for the information. I’ve decided to go with a GDL 88.
That will give me the ADS-B out as well as add ADS-B in.

Rick