Date: Dec. 13, 2005
Ref.: PTA12-300 NVIS Compatible Airborne Telephone Dialer/Adapter

NAT Announces PTA12-300 NVIS Compatible
Airborne Telephone Dialer/Adapter

Northern Airborne Technology Ltd. (NAT) is pleased to announce production of the PTA12-300 Digital Telephone Dialer/Adapter, with NVIS Green B lighting and display.

The PTA12-300 Dialer/Adapter is a compact Dzus mounted telephone interface with a full function Touchtone keypad and LED display. Utilizing the 2 wire POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) interface from the telephone, the PTA12-300 provides complete telecom control and standard DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) dialing capabilities. Speed dial allows numbers to be stored and recalled from memory. The interface allows the flight crew to access the telephone system through the aircraft’s audio system, maintaining full headset operation. A handset can also be used in parallel with the PTA12-300 to provide satcom system access for the cabin. The PTA12-300 can be used with many of today’s airborne telephone systems including Globalstar™, Iridium, Inmarsat, Thuraya and airborne cellular.

Features of the PTA12-300 include elastomeric keypad, precision crystal controlled tones, reverse polarity protection, RF filtering, and solid state switching. Backlighting is NVIS filtered LED for high reliability and can be adjusted to match the lighting range of the aircraft’s other avionics controls. Designed to be installation flexible, the PTA12-300 features several field adjustable settings such as mic, sidetone, DTMF and ringer output levels. Built to NAT’s usual high standards, the PTA12-300 has a solid chassis design with an aluminum bezel and utilizes surface mount technology.

A member of Cobham Avionics and Surveillance division, NAT is a leader in communications equipment for special mission aircraft applications. Products include Audio and RF Controllers, FM Radios, Intercoms, PA and Loudhailer Systems, Satellite Communication Systems and Data Interface Accessories.

For further information, visit www.northernairborne.com or contact Ray Lewis, VP, Business Development, at (250) 763-2232/(888) 763-2232, fax: (250) 762-3374 or e-mail rayl@natech.com.

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