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inverter outputs 115v AC at 400 Hz to power a variety of
cabin accessories, galley equipment, avionics, entertainment and electrical systems, making it an ideal choice for
emergency medical, law enforcement and VIP configurations. The TI1204 has the same connector and footprint as
legacy designs, plus overload and short-circuit protection
up to 150 percent of the rated load. Options for both the
TC230 converter and TI1204 inverter include remote on/
off switching.
The company also announced two new AC outlets, one
for North America and a universal version. Both are rated
up to 15 amps and can be easily mounted in the cabin,
cockpit and galley.
For more information, visit truebluepowerusa.com.
One Mile Up
"Remembering what we want to remember" is the premise behind Panel Planner J, software designed to support
avionics shops and offered by Washington, D.C.-areabased publisher One Mile Up. Gene Velazquez briefed
AEA Convention attendees on the software package, a
Java-based application running on either the Windows or
Macintosh operating system, which the company noted is
the "best solution for designing or redesigning instrument
panels for any aircraft."
The software gives users the ability to design and build
instrument panels by dragging photo-realistic instruments,
avionics and cockpit controls into place on an aircraft
panel template. According to the company, Panel Planner J
"tracks total cost, total weight and peak current, generates
an equipment list, and even prints actual-size hole-cutting
templates and color mock-ups" using typical office printers.
Velazquez noted that avionics shops are extremely busy,

Panel Planner software from One Mile Up is for designing
and fabricating instrument panels.

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and while a customer may come in and get work done
the same day, more often it can be months before the aircraft comes in for the planned work. "And there's a lot
to remember when that aircraft comes back." Examples
include how it was sold, how the work will be designed,
how it's going to be built, how it's going to be tested.
The software allows avionics shops to enter, store and
retrieve project-related information on aircraft, including
the owner, the planned budget and its intended usage. The
application works with aircraft of all sizes, and includes
more than 1,600 instruments and avionics products in its
database. A single-user license for the software's corporate
version is $495; the multiuser version is $995.
For more information, visit panelplanner.com.
Orban Microwave Products
Orban Microwave Products was established in 1996 as
an independent radio frequency and microwave design
organization. In 1998, antenna design was added to the
company's capabilities. Today, Orban designs and manufactures RF and microwave subsystems, and antennas, in
the 0.1 to 25 GHz frequency range.
But unlike traditional companies, Orban has no standard
products. Instead, it develops application-specific items
when no suitable ones are available in the marketplace.
The company's typical customer is unable to locate a standard product meeting their requirements or does not have
an in-house design and fabrication capability.
Dan Orban, president of the company, briefed AEA
Convention attendees on his company's latest product, an
ADS-B base station antenna, which was developed from its
wide range of antenna topologies, including patch antennas, choke rings, quadrifilar antennas and antenna arrays.
Orban's ADS-B base station antenna is implemented as a
circular patch device operating in TM20 mode, and is specifically designed for ground-based ADS-B receivers.
The ADS-B base station antenna incorporates a semihemispherical radiation pattern, with broadside gain slightly reduced in favor of gain at lower elevations, according
to Orban. The antenna's radiation pattern shows maximum
gain at around 50 degrees in elevation, and its design
reserves space for a low-noise amplifier and a filter, both
of which are available as options.
This antenna is designed to
connect to a ground-based
ADS-B receiver. The radiation pattern is semi-hemispherical and optimized
for optimal coverage.
Passive and active versions with LNA and filtering are available.

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