Narco

Is there a reference for this regulation?

It seems odd because

• 8.33 is not mandatory for VFR
• there are aircraft types which are patently not IFR capable
• the workaround (of installing the same type) is so trivial, and will merely support the market price for shagged old radios
• on most old planes there is no record when a particular radio was installed, so if another non-8.33 model magically appears one day, nobody will be able to question it – especially if you change the maintenance company for the next service

All such a rule will do is make the sellers of old junk on US Ebay rub their hands and shift otherwise worthless boxes to Europe at premium prices plus, Sir, $300 for DHL Express which is the only delivery option we offer, Sir

Well, it is not my idea, so don’t shoot the messenger.

Have a look at articles 4 and 5, and appendix 1 of this document.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:320:0014:0024:EN:PDF

I was asking for a reference, not shooting the messenger

We don’t shoot people on EuroGA

You are right, though (without going through all the detailed text carefully) I can’t see the rule which allows a same-model non-8.33 replacement, but a different model replacement has to be 8.33, and it is effective right now.

Well you’ve got some hours left :-P

It goes into force tomorrow.

From article 4.4: “owners of radios shall ensure that from 17 November 2013 their radios include the 8,33 kHz channel spacing capability whenever they are subject to radio upgrades. "

In the definitions an upgrade is " ‘radio upgrade’ means the replacement of a radio by a radio of a different model or part number; "

Repairing the old radio or replace is with the same P/N is not meet the definition of upgrade.

All such a rule will do is make the sellers of old junk on US Ebay rub their hands and shift otherwise worthless boxes to Europe at premium prices plus, Sir, $300 for DHL Express which is the only delivery option we offer, Sir

I happen to know somebody on EuroGA with a US shipping address, should anybody find themselves getting a bad deal in that regard. $300 shipping for a $400 value radio would surely dictate a better plan.

BTW, checking EBay earlier I was surprised to see new, unused Narco displays available for about $200 depending on type.