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Helicopter audio control
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New Products
Two-Way Radio Headset The new AA24 and AA25 controls can be fully cusA new boomless, two-way radio headset suppresses siren tomized, and include the internal capability for either highnoise and the voices of nearby patients or personnel, 'While or low-impedance operation. The AA12 supports up to six the user's voice is clearly heard by dispatch or hospital per- positions, two with full TX/ICS functions and four with ICS sonnel," according to the manufacturer. and radio-monitoring capability. This control costs $1,195. The boomless microphone is very nearly "deaf' to air- From Northern Airborne Technology, 1925 Kirschner Road, borne noise. Using a vibration-sensitive pickup and andio-pro- Kelowna, B. C, Canada VI Y 4N7,"604/763-2232. cessing circuitry, the H5-14TME sigxdficantly improves the quality of voice transmissions. It is available as a single-muff Data Switches headset (6 oz.) for $230, or dual-muff headset (8 oz.) for $250. Originally created to solve special navigation switching The headset is compatible with all brands of two-wayradios. problems for FAA test aircraft, this family of new data From Communications Applied Technology, 11250-14 Roger switches can provide from 16-pole to 192-pole transfer funcBacon Dr., Reston, VA 22090; 800/229-3925. tions. These devices allow the design of special systems with all types of interlocking data transfer for manipulation Weather Observation System of navigation information or special avionic switching of any Artais Weather Check recently introduced the world's first kind. mobile automated weather observation system (AWOS) The basic module, the 28V RS16, with 16 poles of data unit. The mobile system is self-contained within a commer)lus an ILS reversion logic unit, can be provided either as a cial four-wheel-drive vehicle to enable transporting the unit stand-alone device or as a to off-road sites where weather information is needed to supmodule within the RS128 or port flight operations. The system monitors, records and RS192 cage. It also supports cormnunicates current aviation weather via VHF/UHF radio both ground- and voltagevoice format directly to aircraft or in digital format to a censwitching formats for ease of tral weather station using UHF or satellite radio links. The application and interface to exbase unit costs $95,000. isting airframe hardware. The cost of the basic module is $329 (001 model with modular reFrom Artais Weather-Check, 4660 Kenny Road, Columbus, mote switch). OH 43220," 614/451-8388. Helicopter Audio Control Three new series of helicopter audio-control systems have been introduced to address customer requirements for smaller cockpit controls supporting a single user. According to the manufacturer, the system is also for smaller, lowercost controls that support the entire craft. The AA24 and plug-compatible AA25 provide extensive radio and ICS support with VOX capability for a single user in a large distributed aircraft network. The AA12 provides radio support, VOX-capable ICS and pilot isolation for a crew of six in only 1.125 inches (3 Dzus holes) of panel light.
Air Medical Journal • May 1993
From Northern Airborne Technology, 1925 Kirschner Road, Kelowna, B. C., Canada VI Y 4N7; 604/763-2232. Electronic Bulletin Board Aeroflight has added an electronic bulletin board service (BBS) to its FAA Electronic Hbrary. The new BBS also has all services now being provided on CD-ROM disc, including Type Certificate Data Sheets. This 24-hour service is updated daily to provide both exclusive BBS users and CD-ROM users an up-to-date source of the library's information such as Airworthiness Directives and Notices of Proposed Rulemakings. The cost is $100 a year and $1 per minute.
From Aeroflight, P.O. Box 854, Gruver, TX 79040; 800/7560650.
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New Products
Two-Way Radio Headset The new AA24 and AA25 controls can be fully cusA new boomless, two-way radio headset suppresses siren tomized, and include the internal capability for either highnoise and the voices of nearby patients or personnel, 'While or low-impedance operation. The AA12 supports up to six the user's voice is clearly heard by dispatch or hospital per- positions, two with full TX/ICS functions and four with ICS sonnel," according to the manufacturer. and radio-monitoring capability. This control costs $1,195. The boomless microphone is very nearly "deaf' to air- From Northern Airborne Technology, 1925 Kirschner Road, borne noise. Using a vibration-sensitive pickup and andio-pro- Kelowna, B. C, Canada VI Y 4N7,"604/763-2232. cessing circuitry, the H5-14TME sigxdficantly improves the quality of voice transmissions. It is available as a single-muff Data Switches headset (6 oz.) for $230, or dual-muff headset (8 oz.) for $250. Originally created to solve special navigation switching The headset is compatible with all brands of two-wayradios. problems for FAA test aircraft, this family of new data From Communications Applied Technology, 11250-14 Roger switches can provide from 16-pole to 192-pole transfer funcBacon Dr., Reston, VA 22090; 800/229-3925. tions. These devices allow the design of special systems with all types of interlocking data transfer for manipulation Weather Observation System of navigation information or special avionic switching of any Artais Weather Check recently introduced the world's first kind. mobile automated weather observation system (AWOS) The basic module, the 28V RS16, with 16 poles of data unit. The mobile system is self-contained within a commer)lus an ILS reversion logic unit, can be provided either as a cial four-wheel-drive vehicle to enable transporting the unit stand-alone device or as a to off-road sites where weather information is needed to supmodule within the RS128 or port flight operations. The system monitors, records and RS192 cage. It also supports cormnunicates current aviation weather via VHF/UHF radio both ground- and voltagevoice format directly to aircraft or in digital format to a censwitching formats for ease of tral weather station using UHF or satellite radio links. The application and interface to exbase unit costs $95,000. isting airframe hardware. The cost of the basic module is $329 (001 model with modular reFrom Artais Weather-Check, 4660 Kenny Road, Columbus, mote switch). OH 43220," 614/451-8388. Helicopter Audio Control Three new series of helicopter audio-control systems have been introduced to address customer requirements for smaller cockpit controls supporting a single user. According to the manufacturer, the system is also for smaller, lowercost controls that support the entire craft. The AA24 and plug-compatible AA25 provide extensive radio and ICS support with VOX capability for a single user in a large distributed aircraft network. The AA12 provides radio support, VOX-capable ICS and pilot isolation for a crew of six in only 1.125 inches (3 Dzus holes) of panel light.
Air Medical Journal • May 1993
From Northern Airborne Technology, 1925 Kirschner Road, Kelowna, B. C., Canada VI Y 4N7; 604/763-2232. Electronic Bulletin Board Aeroflight has added an electronic bulletin board service (BBS) to its FAA Electronic Hbrary. The new BBS also has all services now being provided on CD-ROM disc, including Type Certificate Data Sheets. This 24-hour service is updated daily to provide both exclusive BBS users and CD-ROM users an up-to-date source of the library's information such as Airworthiness Directives and Notices of Proposed Rulemakings. The cost is $100 a year and $1 per minute.
From Aeroflight, P.O. Box 854, Gruver, TX 79040; 800/7560650.
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