Honeywell Debuts New KX 200 Nav/Com Radio

The long-awaited unit is reported to be a ‘drop-in’ replacement for the KX 155.

Tuesday, August 01, 2023 at 05:02 PM ET

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The long-awaited replacement for the KX 155, the KX 200 from Honeywell, features a bright, high-resolution color liquid crystal display. [Credit: Honeywell]

Key Takeaways:

Honeywell debuted the KX 200, a modern replacement for the ubiquitous BendixKing KX 155 nav/com radio, featuring an SD card frequency database and a high-resolution color LCD.
Priced around $4,489, it is designed as a "drop-in" solution, compatible with existing analog indicators and 14/28-volt systems, potentially saving on installation labor and aircraft downtime.
The KX 200 provides full-featured digital nav/com capabilities including VOR, LOC, ILS, and glide slope.
Despite being a digital radio, its analog outputs mean it is incompatible with modern digital instruments that require a digital signal, such as Garmin's G5.

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At EAA AirVenture last week, Honeywell at long last debuted a replacement for the ubiquitous BendixKing KX 155 nav/com radio, the KX 200.

TKM Avionics—which has recently gone out of business—promised a drop-in replacement for the KX 155, and it looked almost exactly like this. It’s almost as if it bought the design and finished it—though that is pure speculation on the part of those who had seen both units.