Andrew Announces US $3 Million Contract To Supply Weather Radar Antenna/Pedestal Systems.ORLAND PARK Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 1998--Andrew Corporation has been awarded a US $3 million contract by Public Works and Government Services Canada Public Works and Government Services Canada, also referred to as Department of Public Works and Government Services, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for the government's internal servicing and administration. (PWGSC PWGSC Public Works and Government Services Canada ) to supply and install the WeatherSeeker Antenna/Pedestal Weather Surveillance System across Canada. The WeatherSeeker weather radar system will be supplied to Environment Canada as part of the National Radar Project (NRP (Network Resource Planning) The planning, scheduling and control of a computer network. It includes documentation writing and network diagramming, analyses of traffic and congestion, analyses of application behavior and demand, procedures for failsafe and disaster ), which includes implementation of new radar systems, and the retrofitting of existing radars. The Antenna/Pedestals will be installed by Andrew Corporation at sites throughout Canada, in the provinces of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. The office of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada said that the award of this contract "underlines the confidence the Government of Canada The Government of Canada is the federal government of Canada. The powers and structure of the federal government are set out in the Constitution of Canada. In modern Canadian use, the term "government" (or "federal government") refers broadly to the cabinet of the day and places in companies like Andrew Canada to meet the rigid standards of excellence set for them by Environment Canada." The WeatherSeeker, operating at C-band, consists of a 6.1-meter diameter antenna and a high precision elevation over azimuth azimuth (ăz`əməth), in astronomy, one coordinate in the altazimuth coordinate system. It is the angular distance of a body measured westward along the celestial horizon from the observer's south point. pedestal that supports identification and quantification of meteorological phenomena with Doppler Weather Radars at unattended sites. Andrew also offers WeatherSeeker systems with different antenna sizes and operating frequencies for use with Doppler Weather Radar. For further information call George Tong at Andrew Canada, Tel: (905)-668-3348. Andrew Corporation is a global supplier of communications system equipment and services. Major markets are wireless communications -- which includes cellular, personal communications services See PCS. , and land mobile radio -- broadcast and common carrier. Andrew is an S&P 500 company listed on the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on National Market Systems under the symbol ANDW. For further information on Andrew Corporation products and services, visit our Web Site at http://www.andrew.com Note to Editors: Environment Canada is a science-based government department whose business is helping Canadians live and prosper in an environment that is properly protected and conserved. Environment Canada's goal is to help make sustainable development a reality in Canada and, by doing so, make Canada an example to the world. For further information on Environment Canada, visit their Web Site at http://www.ec.gc.ca
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Greta Brown
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