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able NiMH or alkaline AAA batteries . It also incorporates
an onboard charging capability through a micro USB
port, and has a typical range of up to 100 meters . By
using the wiJAC-D01 dropcord's two push-to-talk buttons,
technicians can communicate over the intercom system
itself but also can transmit on the selected aircraft radio .
Meanwhile, the wiJAC-Pxx is a stand-alone wireless intercom system designed for person-to-person communication . It also has a 100-meter range, uses rechargeable
NiMH or Alkaline AAA batteries and incorporates a micro
USB charging capability . Up to five users can be accommodated by the wiJAC-Pxx intercom system .
Other new products from Jupiter include low-impedance
headset adapters designed to allow use of military-spec
headsets with commercial aircraft systems . The JA39-001
adapter features an all-metal case to reduce RF interference and does not require an additional power source .
The company's new WJ39-001 adapter complements
the JA39 product and adapts high-impedance headsets
to 5 ohm military-style audio systems . And Jupiter's new
JA34-BT1 universal radio adapter with Bluetooth capability connects non-aviation radio equipment to an aircraft's
audio system . Via Bluetooth, a smartphone or tablet can
be used to listen to audio programming or place cellphone
calls through the aircraft's audio system .
Finally, Jupiter Avionics also announced an agreement
with Dallas Avionics to support and market the company's
complete product line .
To learn more, visit www .jupiteravionics .com .
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics
Remembering its roots as a small repair station, MidContinent Instruments and Avionics celebrates its 50th
year in 2014 . The company has expanded well beyond
those modest beginnings: It now supports a global parts
and equipment network, and has some 200 employees
at two locations in the U .S . In recent years, its True Blue
Power division has worked to grow the company's product
line into power management equipment, and brought several new products to the AEA Convention .
Newest among Mid-Continent's offerings is the TI 250
DC-to-AC inverter, a lightweight power converter that uses
a nominal 28 VDC input to provide 50 watts (VA) of power
at 115 VAC and 60 Hz . The
unit's low total harmonic
distortion results in
clean power to
supply nearly any
common load,
the company
said . It's FAAapproved under

TSO C-73, and tested to RTCA DO-160 . Other features
include low voltage shut-down, temperature monitoring, a
fault-indication output and installation flexibility inside or
outside an aircraft's pressure vessel .
Earlier, the company announced its TB17 17-amp-hour
lithium-ion engine start battery had received FAA TSO
C179a approval, as well as an EASA ETSO . It's the first
such battery for business and commercial aviation to
receive either certification . According to the company, the
new battery weighs only 16 pounds, offering a 45 percent
savings over lead-acid and ni-cad alternatives, and its
form factors and dimensions make it easy to integrate
into new helicopter or fixed-wing designs, or upgrade
an existing one . Along with the TB17's 44-amp bigger
brother, the TB44, both batteries employ A123 Systems'
Nanophosphate lithium-ion chemistry, which the company
said is engineered to provide an overall lower cost of ownership .
Rounding out the list of Mid-Continent's recently
announced products is the TA102 dual USB charging port .
The device can accept any input voltage from 10 to 32
VDC (at 1 .7 amps/14V or 0 .85 amps/28V) and provides
an output of 5 VDC and 2 .1 amps per port . It can simultaneously provide 2 .1 amps per charging port to any consumer product via its USB interface, includes short-circuit,
over-current and over-temperature protection, and may be
mounted on cockpit panels or in the cabin .
To learn more, visit www .mcico .com .
PS Engineering
Mark Scheuer, president of PS Engineering, briefed
AEA Convention attendees on his company's forthcoming product, the PMA 450 audio panel, which he labeled
"pretty significant" and the "most capable and advanced"
example his company has brought to market . Given PS
Engineering's longstanding presence and reputation in the
audio-processing equipment market, that says something .
Add the fact that the PMA 450 was developed in partnership with the U .S . Air Force, and things get even more
interesting .

PS Engineering's PMA 450

One of the results of that partnership, and a feature built into the PMA 450, is what the company calls
IntelliAudio . Scheuer described this feature - which is
based on digital sound processing methods - as a way
to perform dimensional sound profiling, with one result
being the pilot's ability to listen to two radios at the same
time . Of course, the PMA 450 can perform traditional
audio switching, too . It's all controlled and configured via a
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From the Publisher
New Avionics Products for 2014
AEA's Value-Added Equation for Aircraft Owners
Attention FAA!
Equipped Like New
In-flight Entertainment
Integrating Mission Capabilities
Lithium Batteries 101
Autopilot Upgrades
Homebuilding Panels: Tackling Wires, Electrons and Circuits
ADS-B Early Adopters
Advertisers Index
ADS-B Installations are Beginning to Take Off
AEA Staff/Board of Directors
Repair Stations
Manufacturers/Distributors
Affiliates
AEA Member Company Index
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