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Clarified that the airplane doesn't have it's own external transmit switch, and that I don't necessarily expect different plug styles to be universally compatible in regards to intercoms. Fixed grammar and minor wording details.
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I have been seeking an intercom unit for a Cessna 172N that has four seats, but only two headset jacks. I, and I would like my rear passengers to be able to easily communicate with the otherswithout yelling.

Aviation intercoms have external radio transmit switches, but so does the airplane also has its own built-in radio transmit system. How does the transmit function worktrigger in this regardtype of system? Do they send a certain audio signal frequency or tone to the COM stack that tells it to transmit?

Are most intercoms universally compatible with all com stacks if they use the same plug types?

I have been seeking an intercom unit for a Cessna 172N that has four seats, but only two headset jacks. I would like rear passengers to be able to easily communicate with the others.

Aviation intercoms have external transmit switches, but so does the airplane. How does the transmit function work in this regard? Do they send a certain audio signal frequency to the COM stack that tells it to transmit?

Are most intercoms universally compatible with all com stacks?

I have been seeking an intercom unit for a Cessna 172N that has four seats but only two headset jacks, and I would like my rear passengers to be able to communicate without yelling.

Aviation intercoms have external radio transmit switches, but the airplane also has its own built-in radio transmit system. How does the transmit function trigger in this type of system? Do they send a certain audio signal frequency or tone to the COM stack that tells it to transmit?

Are most intercoms universally compatible with all com stacks if they use the same plug types?

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Is the compatibility of Do aviation intercoms have a standardized compatibility with radio stacks standardized?

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Ryan Mortensen
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Is the compatibility of aviation intercoms with radio stacks standardized?

I have been seeking an intercom unit for a Cessna 172N that has four seats, but only two headset jacks. I would like rear passengers to be able to easily communicate with the others.

Aviation intercoms have external transmit switches, but so does the airplane. How does the transmit function work in this regard? Do they send a certain audio signal frequency to the COM stack that tells it to transmit?

Are most intercoms universally compatible with all com stacks?