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{{Infobox aviation
|name=Gillham Code
|image=Image:CessnaARC-RT-359ATransponder04.jpg
|caption=A Cessna ARC RT-359A [[Transponder (aviation)|transponder]] (the beige box) in the instrument panel of a [[Grumman American AA-1|American Aviation AA-1 Yankee]] light aircraft. The transponder gets its altitude information from a blind encoding altimeter mounted behind the instrument panel that communicates via the Gillham Code.
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A [[digital]] [[code]] using an eleven-wire interface that is used to transmit uncorrected [[barometric]] [[altitude]] between an encoding altimeter or analog [[air data computer]] and a [[Transponder (aviation)|transponder]]. It is a modified form of a [[Gray Code]] and is sometimes referred to as a "Gray Code" in avionics literature.<ref name="Code List"> [http://www.airsport-corp.com/modecascii.txt List of altitudes and Gillham codes]</ref>
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