Park Air wins Chinese VHF radio contract
The PAE T6 Series of radios were initially deployed in China, following a decision earlier this year, to provide communications for the Beijing to Guangzhou Air Corridor project. The radios to be installed at Xi'an International Airport will help with the expanding number of flights and provide additional communications facilities for en-route services. The installation will be partitioned into separate transmitter and receiver sub-systems, each comprising eight duplicated channels. Maintenance management of the overall system is undertaken by Park Air's MARC (Multi Access Remote Control) equipment.
The PAE T6 Series of VHF transmitters and receivers are DSP (digital signal processing) designs. They support the next generation of ATC digital communications currently under development by ICAO and other international bodies, thereby enabling a smooth transition from current analogue to future digital communication modes. Digital architecture also ensures optimum performance when operating in conventional analogue voice mode. Analogue functions are executed within the digital domain under software control; radio performance thereby approaches "ideal" characteristics instead of the compromised performance offered by designs limited by the characteristics of individual discrete circuit components.
The contract in Xi'an also calls for a complete logistics package comprising installation, commissioning, factory acceptance testing, and factory training. Long-term support for the all PAE programs is controlled from the regional and international technical support offices already established in China.
Edited by Don Parry
European Correspondent, AerospaceOnline.com