For Chris Richards of AvL Technologies' Customer Service team:

Hi Chris:

 

I have been extremely busy since seeing you a week ago and I never got an opportunity to really thank you for the class you taught me and my Team.

 

I must say that your commitment and dedication to teaching us the AVL/O3b RTAC diagnostics methodology among other topics was very educational to say the least. You have a clear command of the products both hands on and the GUI, and you are truly an SME when dealing with resolving challenges. I feel we were fortunate and privileged to have you as an instructor and want to assure you that the knowledge you transferred to Michael, Gerry, Gerrard and myself will go a long ways to not only adding value /supporting the O3b/AVL SATCOM platform, but also make us all great brand ambassadors of the products.

 

Thank you once again.

 

God speed my friend

 

Very respectfully,

 

President and CEO

Simba Enterprises LLC 

AvL Technologies has completed the construction of its new state-of-the-art far field antenna test range near its headquarters.  The new 1,600 foot range is now operational and AvL is using it to test a new 2.5M high-wind antenna system.

 

The new range has a 70 foot source tower with an enclosed platform. The antenna under test (AUT) tower has a lift system for placing new antennas into test position. The range is capable of testing antennas with measurements from L-band through Ka-band and reflectors ranging from 30cm to 9.0M in size.

 

The range is on land near AvL headquarters - so close that the Source Tower is visible from the plaza in front of the headquarters building. Because of the proximity, the range is in continuous contact with AvL engineering.

 

The original plan for the AvL range was to use it exclusively for testing AvL antennas, but several customers are already requesting range time.