Andrew GPS Antennas Ascend in Weather Balloons.Business Editors ORLAND PARK Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002 Sippican, Inc., a leading manufacturer of upper air meteorological me·te·or·ol·o·gy n. The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions. [French météorologie, from Greek equipment, is using Andrew Corporation's (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 :ANDW) Micro Pulse(TM) GPS antennas in its GPS Mark II MICROSONDE(TM) radiosonde radiosonde (rā`dēōsŏnd), group of instruments for simultaneous measurement and radio transmission of meteorological data, including temperature, pressure, and humidity of the atmosphere. product line. A radiosonde is a balloon-borne electronic instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure atmospheric pressure or barometric pressure Force per unit area exerted by the air above the surface of the Earth. Standard sea-level pressure, by definition, equals 1 atmosphere (atm), or 29.92 in. (760 mm) of mercury, 14.70 lbs per square in., or 101. , temperature, relative humidity relative humidity n. The ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air at a specific temperature to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage. , and winds from the surface to approximately 100,000 feet. Sensor measurements and GPS data from the GPS Mark II MICROSONDE are transmitted continuously during the radiosonde ascent to the Sippican ground receiving system, the GPS W-9000 Meteorological Processing System. The GPS MICROSONDE includes an Andrew quadrifilar helix GPS antenna housed in a weatherproof plastic bottle (the size of a large pill bottle) on top of the radiosonde case. The Sippican GPS Mark II MICROSONDE and GPS W-9000 Meteorological Processing System make up a state-of-the-art automatic upper air sounding system. This fixed or mobile launch unit is suitable for synoptic syn·op·tic also syn·op·ti·cal adj. 1. Of or constituting a synopsis; presenting a summary of the principal parts or a general view of the whole. 2. a. Taking the same point of view. b. (showing simultaneous weather conditions over a large area), military, research or scientific purposes. Weather services, military authorities, and research organizations use these systems to gather the wind, pressure, temperature, and humidity data needed to predict the weather worldwide. The total system provides enhanced data collection with accuracy and resolution while reducing the overall cost for maintenance and operation. The antenna application comprises a patented quadrifilar helix antenna element that is tuned to the GPS frequency. The antenna element is housed in an orange plastic "pill" bottle as a low cost, environmentally protected housing. The antenna unit is then installed in a radiosonde electronic package. Radiosondes are deployed daily by organizations such as the U.S. National Weather Service and the U.S. Air Force, at locations all over the world, to gather atmospheric data used to forecast the world's weather patterns. Andrew Corporation is a global supplier of communications systems 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 whose common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (R) under the symbol: ANDW. Andrew Corp. acquired Micro Pulse Incorporated, a Camarillo, California-based designer and manufacturer of wireless and GPS antennas in August 2001. MicroPulse brand name antennas can be found in airborne, vehicle tracking, marine, timing, surveying, wireless, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and , and asset management related products and applications. For more information on Andrew Micro Pulse GPS antennas, contact Henry Dimalanta, Andrew Wireless Products at (805) 389-3446 extension 275. For more details on Sippican's meteorological products, please contact Tom Curran, Marketing Manager for Meteorological Products, at (610) 397-0183 Ext.1, e-mail tom.curran@sippican.com. About Sippican Sippican, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells, and supports military, oceanographic and meteorological systems and subsystems for government and scientific markets and for undersea warfare and electronic defense markets. The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, recently acquired the company. For further information on Andrew products and services, visit the Andrew website at http://www.andrew.com. For further information on Sippican products and services, visit the Sippican website at http://www.sippican.com. Micro Pulse is a trademark of Andrew Corporation. MICROSONDE is a trademark of Sippican, Inc. |
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