The HR Smith Group of Companies is an independent avionics manufacturing company which has been serving the aircraft industry for over 40 years. The Group consists of four companies and has capabilities in Airborne Antennas, Static Dischargers, Radomes, Emergency Locator Transmitters, Homing Systems and Avionics Test Sets.

All products utilise advanced technology and are manufactured to the highest standards by a dedicated team of professionals at our UK and US factories, offering a wide range of solutions for both commercial and military applications.

The HR Smith Group of Companies has full Quality Certification including BS EN ISO 9001:2008, EN9100:2003, AS9100 Rev B,  EASA Part 21, EASA Part 145 and UKMOD X Listing. In addition many of our products carry specific TSO, ETSO, FAA PMA and OEM approvals.

New Small Personal Locator Beacon

Techtest have introduced a new range of small Personal Locator Beacons. Customers have for many years been calling for smaller PLB's but the specification requirement for 48 hour operation at -20°C has always made battery size critical.

Techtest have optimised the operation of the batteries to overcome this problem and in conjunction with new miniturised electronics, the 500-32 series PLB's finally provides the user with a compact, easy to use unit.

After rigorous testing the 500-32 series of ELT(s) or PLB has recently been awarded a COSPAS SARSAT type approval (Certificate No. 223).

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