EMS Technologies announced Wednesday at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 2003 Annual Meeting & Convention a new fuselage mount antenna as part of its product family of Inmarsat and Direct Broadcast Receive antennas.
The AMT-3800 is an Inmarsat Aero-H/H+ high gain antenna designed for mounting on the fuselage of all sizes of corporate aircraft. Specifically targeted for use on smaller mid-sized corporate aircraft and helicopters, the antenna is 1.8" tall x 12" wide x 36" long. The AMT-3800 antenna gain is 12.5 dbic minimum over the entire Inmarsat coverage area. The system is scheduled to be available by December 2004.
"The AMT-3800 rounds out our stable of antennas and, combined with the HSD-128 SATCOM terminals, makes it possible for operators of smaller business aircraft to fit the new Inmarsat high speed data services," says Dr. Neil MacKay, senior vice president and general manager of the EMS SATCOM Division.
"There is no question that for aircraft large enough to fit tail-mount antennas, this remains the optimum position for both Satcom and DBA TV antennas.
"However, with the AMT-3800, EMS brings to mid-sized and smaller aircraft the levels of performance and reliability that have made the AMT-50 the best-selling Satcom antenna in the corporate and business jet markets worldwide," says John Broughton, director of Aeronautical Product Development at EMS. EMS will start taking orders for the AMT-3800 in Q1 2004 for delivery before the end of the year.
