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 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.

The new 500-27-07 Personal Locator Beacon, introduced this Spring, has already achieved orders in excess of 3,000 units. Three European military customers have shown confidence in the new PLB by placing orders as well as a number of commercial operators. The first few months since the product was launched have been a vindication of the decision by the company to update and improve one of our classic products.

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Product News

New Entry Level ELT

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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.

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Two new Personal Locator Beacons

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

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