Cobham AvComm adds automated test and alignment for Motorola APX, MOTOTRBO radios to latest test set

LAS VEGAS, 17 March 2015. Cobham AvComm, formerly Aeroflex AvComm business unit, is announcing new automated test and alignment support for Motorola APX Series and Motorola MOTOTRBO Series radios in its 8800 Series Digital Radio Test Set, designed to automate radio testing and alignment.

The Motorola APX Series Auto-test can be ordered as Option 103 and the Motorola MOTOTRBO Series Auto-test can be ordered as Option 104 for the 8800 Series. These software options are also field upgradeable.

“The 8800 provides an advanced method for repeatable and highly accurate test and alignment for Motorola radios that requires minimal technical interface,” says Product Marketing Manager Chad Knudson. “With the industry’s largest color display, lightweight design, ruggedness, and now automated test and alignment capabilities, the 8800 is ready for any test environment -- whether on the bench or in the field.”

Cobham offers a range of technologies and services to solve challenging problems in harsh environments across commercial, defense, and security markets, from deep space to the depths of the ocean, specializing in meeting the growing demand for data, connectivity, and bandwidth. Employing more than 12,000 people on five continents, the Group has customers and partners in over 100 countries, providing wireless, audio, videom and data communications, including satellite communications; defense electronics; air-to-air refuelling; aviation services; life support and mission equipment.

Cobham AvComm is a provider of avionics, communications, and synthetic test, monitoring, and control for commercial, government, and military applications. Its integrated, portable solutions enable customers to carry out simultaneous testing on-site, reducing downtime of mission critical platforms and increasing operational efficiency, officials say.