Has anyone ever tried activating PCL via a hand-held? It certainly should work, but the question is whether just pressing the xmt button on a handheld has the same effect on frequency as on a normal mic.
It ought to be identical.
Also, and this was popular on the old Icoms although I am not sure I have seen it with the Yaesu, is a PTT button velcroed to the yoke. I sold my Icom ~5 years ago but still have a PTT button; maybe I had two of them. It makes a handheld much easier to use than using the PTT button on it, which needs a free hand.
chflyer wrote:
Not sure I follow that reasoning. In such a situation, I would want the PCL to work 24hr and really wouldn’t give a d*** if the airfield were open or not.
What I mean is that of there’s someone manning the radio, they can turn the lights on for you on request. If no one is there, then you’re not allowed to land and then there wouldn’t be any reason for the lights to be on. Expect for emergencies, of course, but I don’t really see airports installing PCL solely to cater for emergencies.
I doubt there is a guarantee that unlicensed or military airfields even with PCL to have standard runway lights?
I think once lit the runway lights will add up to the “surprise factor” 
Ibra wrote:
I doubt there is a guarantee that unlicensed or military airfields even with PCL to have standard runway lights?
I think once lit the runway lights will add up to the “surprise factor”
Why would you think that? In any case, the runway lights are described in the approach plates and the AF/D. No surprises there.
