Radio Direction Finding: An Essential Tool for Search and Rescue When you call 911 from a cell phone on land, the dispatcher can usually determine your location in just a few seconds between your phone’s internal GPS and the location information available from the cellular network. However, this is not necessarily the case when a
Read MoreIceland is first nation to use Hermes 900 maritime patrol with the RHOTHETA RT-600 airborne DF Hermes 900 maritime patrol configuration includes the RHOTHETA RT-600 airborne wideband radio direction finder (RDF) Iceland has become the first country in Europe to deploy Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) maritime patrol services. Icelandic’s maritime authorities
Read MoreChilean Navy upgrades helicopter fleet and equips with Rhotheta Direction Finders The Chilean Navy is upgrading their helicopters to the Airbus H125 platform under the “Gaviota Project”. The H125s are replacing the Bell 206 Jet Ranger (UH-57) platforms in service since the 1970s and will be relied on for search and rescue (SAR), medical evacuation,
Read MoreRHOTHETA introduces ARINC 429 for RT-600 Airborne Direction Finder The ARINC 429 interface is added in response to demands from OEMs, completion centers, and operators worldwide For 20+ years the RHOTHETA RT-600 wideband airborne direction finder (DF) has been integrated via RS232 serial interface protocol with mission management systems developed by Churchill Navigation™, AeroComputers™, CarteNav™,
Read MoreRHOTHETA Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Civil Air Patrol FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 9, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Rhotheta International Inc., a full-service distributor of German-designed radio direction finders (DF), proudly announces the firm’s 20th anniversary of providing DF equipment to the United States Civil Air Patrol (CAP). Radio direction finders are a vital tool for
Read MoreAIRBUS H125 wins “Gaviota” project of Chilean Navy – its configuration includes the RHOTHETA RT-600 El Proyecto Gaviota de la Armada de Chile ha sido adjudicado a Airbus Helicopters, quien presentó su modelo H125, o AS350 B3e, uno de los miembros de la familia Ecureuil. El proyecto Gaviota se tramitó durante cerca de 10 años y
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