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SMART BLADE RADIO SYSTEM Totally integrated, scalable turnkey solution for ATC communications upgrades Photo: Michael Zara Photo: Mark Brouwer Communications is key. As the world’s air traffic continues to grow, airport planners and operators are facing the need to expand their facilities’ capabilities to safely and efficiently handle the increasing demands for both civil and military operations. At the heart of these efforts is the ongoing need to provide clear, available and reliable VHF/UHF Air Traffic Control (ATC) communications. Easier said than done. Because signal interference is often caused by the high-power transmitters used in current-generation VHF/UHF transmitters being located too close to receivers (i.e., “co-location pollution”), airport designers are forced to house the receivers and transmitters in separate buildings – often miles apart. Separate locations not only limit the airport designer’s options for runway and facility expansion, they also require more ongoing system maintenance. Airports dedicate maintenance technicians at each location just to ensure uninterrupted VHF/UHF communications availability.  A smarter VHF/UHF ATC solution These limitations may have been tolerated in the past, however today’s airport designers and operators need a much more flexible and reliable Software Defined Radio (SDR) ATC solution that not only eliminates co-location problems, but also meets current communications needs and is easily and cost-effectively upgradable to future requirements and functionality. To further maximize its value, this new-generation VHF/UHF ATC radio system must deliver “lights out” operation, which eliminates the need for dedicated technicians, greatly reduces the system’s initial capitalization costs and significantly lowers the cost of ownership. The only new-generation solution that exceeds these and many other requirements is the SMART Blade Radio System from Rockwell Collins. The SMART Blade Radio is the core of our networked