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Sporty’s L6 Handheld Radio Hits the Market

‘Made exclusively for pilots,’ the new product is being touted as the easiest-to-use handheld available.

Sporty's L6 hand-held radio can store up to 20 channels. [Courtesy: Sporty’s Pilot Shop]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Sporty's L6 is a new handheld aviation radio, uniquely designed for pilots to connect directly to LEMO (Bose-style) headsets without requiring adapters.
  • It features user-friendly controls, a large backlit screen, 20-channel storage, a "last frequency" button, and 6 watts of transmit power for reliable communication.
  • The L6 offers flexible power options with six AA batteries or USB-C, and includes a 3.5mm jack for use with standard earbuds, making it versatile for both in-flight backup and ground monitoring.
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Many pilots carry a handheld radio with them in their aircraft as a backup in the event the primary installed com radio fails in flight. 

When the pilot is using an automatic noise reduction headset, this often means fumbling for an adapter so the headset can be plugged directly into the handheld. Sporty’s Pilot Shop changes all that with the introduction of the L6, the only handheld aviation radio that can be connected to a LEMO headset—the kind with the Bose-style connector that allows you to plug directly into a panel.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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