Would suggest Stratus ESG transponder (add the 3i kit for ADS-B in if you want it, a good value for $500) and install a G5 for far less than the 275. Did a bunch of those and never had a customer who wasn't happy.

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Sat Nov 05, 2022 6:50 am

Would suggest Stratus ESG transponder (add the 3i kit for ADS-B in if you want it, a good value for $500) and install a G5 for far less than the 275. Did a bunch of those and never had a customer who wasn't happy.

That’s the setup I’ve ended up with after changing my mind on uavonix but I have two G5’s and got rid of the vacuum system.
I’m absolutely loving it. The Stratus ADS-B in and out works perfect.

I'm happy with my Appareo ESG/Stratus 2i ADS-B In/Out transponder, which I installed in 2018. It would be nice to have it send TIS-B traffic and FIS-B weather to my Garmin GTN 650 but the ESG won't send traffic and weather to the GTN 650. However, the ESG works well with my iPad/Foreflight to display traffic and weather and a whole lot more than the GTN 650 can display so that's not a big deal. The only feature missing is a diversity antenna kit that would allow it to work in Canada. I don't see any indication that Appareo is working on this, which is surprising given the Canadian market demand.

I chose the Appareo ESG because I didn't have a WAAS GPS at the time and the ESG with its integrated WAAS GPS was the least expensive way to become ADS-B Out 1090 ES compliant. In 2019 my Apollo GX 60 non-WAAS GPS failed and I replaced it with a Garmin GTN 650 WAAS GPS. If I had done that first, I would have chosen a Garmin GTX 345 ADS-B transponder. My philosophy now is that I'm heading for an all-Garmin panel for compatibility reasons. I will ultimately replace the ESG with a GTX 345 down the road when my wallet recovers because the GTX 345 has an antenna diversity kit that will work in Canada.