Sporty’s Pilot Shop got its start in 1961 when founder Hal Shevers sold handheld aviation scanner radios from the trunk of his Studebaker. Since then, Sporty’s has expanded into a huge source of aviation products, including its own branded handheld radios, now the PJ2 series. The latest version is the $399 PJ2 GPS, which carries on a core feature: receptacles for standard PJ headset jacks with no need for a separate adapter. The GPS version adds a large display, GPS connectivity to ForeFlight, and emergency GPS navigation.
I’ve used other handheld aviation radios, and my experience has been that I have to break out the manual to figure out something as simple as typing in a new frequency. With the PJ2 GPS, just enter the frequency on the keyboard at any point in the display menus, and up it pops in the active frequency spot. Make sure, however, to type in every number, including zeros; otherwise, it won’t recognize the frequency. The PJ2 GPS can store up to 100 frequencies, each with up to eight alphanumeric character labels, and these are easily recalled by pressing the “recall” key.
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