HR Smith Group of Companies

Product selection 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.

Search and rescue 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.

ISO 9100:2003 The HR Smith Group of Companies has full Quality Certification including BS EN 9001 : 2000, AS EN ISO 9100 : 2003, EASA Part 21, EASA Part 145 and UKMOD X Listing. In addition many of our products carry specific TSO, JTSO, FAA PMA and OEM approvals.

New ELT regulations...
Are you compliant?

Airliner From 1st July 2008 ICAO Amendment 31 will come into force. This means that many commercial aircraft will no longer comply with the regulations concerning Emergency Locator Transmitters.

Techtest's 503 Series Automatic ELT and 500-12 Survival ELT are fully compliant with all airline requirements and will help you to meet these new regulations.

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Product News

New Entry Level ELT

Techtest has been a manufacturer of Emergency Location Transmitters for many years and has just introduced a new “Entry Level” model which is an Automatic Fixed ELT, specifically designed for the General Aviation market.

Two new Personal Locator Beacons

Techtest has developed two more variants in its long established line of 406MHz Personal Locator Beacons.