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ADS-B SOLUTIONS

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NextGen operations, the NXT family of transponders enables pilots
to take advantage of more-efficient routing, while increasing airspace
capacity, situational awareness and overall operational safety.
Sandia Aerospace
During the 2015 AEA International Convention & Trade Show in
Dallas, Texas, Sandia Aerospace introduced its STX 360 Sentinel, a
panel-mounted UAT ADS-B with built-in Mode C transponder. Easily
installed in the same space as an existing transponder, the STX 360
has an internal diplexer that requires only a single antenna, further
reducing installation costs and complexity. Because the STX 360
is a combination unit, a single point of entry for the squawk code
eliminates the possibility of reporting two separate codes.
In addition, the STX 360 Sentinel provides a display of traffic and
METARS on its sunlight readable OLED display. With its wireless
output capability, the STX 360 can also display weather and traffic on
portable devices such as iPads.
Trig Avionics
This European-based company's Mode S transponders are
ADS-B capable, and each model has unique features. For example,
the TT31 stack transponder will plug and play into an existing KT
76A, KT 76C and KT 78A tray, reducing installation time and cost.
It provides pilots with Class 1 Mode S technology that is 1090 ES
ADS-B Out capable.
The TT31 is compatible with many GPS position sources including
Garmin GNS and GTN navigators and the Trig TN70.

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uAvionix
The path to approval for the SkyBeacon may have been a bit
circuitous, but uAvionix got it done: A 272-aircraft approved-modellist STC, TSOs for the SkyBeacon and all its functions, and on Dec.
18, 2018, a patent for the Aircraft Navigation Light ADS-B Radio from
the U.S. Patent Office. With those hurdles cleared, what had been
available for use only for experimental and light sport aircraft became
legal for certificated aircraft.
This three-wire solution combines a 978 MHz ADS-B Out solution
with an antenna, a red position light and an anti-collision light into
one compact unit designed to replace the red position light on the
left wing. Installation can take as little time as it takes to remove
the existing light on the left wingtip, connect the SkyBeacon wiring,
mount the unit to the wing and conduct the required maintenanceacceptance and ADS-B flight checks.
And the SkyBeacon - and its upcoming sibling, the tailBeacon -
needs no separate control to enter a squawk code. uAvionix says its
SkyBeacon and tailBeacon products utilize the Power Transcoder
included in the patent to ensure proper synchronization of data
elements between secondary surveillance radar replies and ADS-B
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