News Release

U.S. Navy Buys More Black Switches

September, 1997 - The US Navy has issued a contract to Palomar Products' Military Switch Division for SA-2112A Black Analog Communications Switches. The value of the contract is in excess of $3M.

The 2112A has been installed on almost every class of Navy ship from frigates to aircraft carriers. The switch provides automated switching between modems, voice and data encryption devices, and radio circuits. It replaces the old radio transmitter and receiver transfer switchboards and patch panels, and it continues to provide more switching capability per volume than any other switch built today.

A Non-Blocking, solid-state space division matrix is used within the switch architecture for transmit and receive signals. Discrete, control and status signals are multiplexed through the switch. A front Control and Status Panel (CSP) provides the operator interface to exercise complete control over all of the switch's functions. The CSP can be used for programming independent receive and transmit interconnections, displaying current interconnection status, isolating system faults, and monitoring all of the circuits using the panel-mounted handset.

Ed Bender, Director of Sales for the Military Products Division, expressed his appreciation of the Navy's confidence in the 2112A's performance throughout the Fleet. He added, "The 2112 family of switches has been the backbone of Navy shipboard communications for many years. Consequently, we hope to be providing switches to the Navy for many more years to come."

Contact:
Palomar Products
Bob Lawson
Marketing Director
Voice (949) 766-5434
FAX (949) 766-5353
email: rlawson@palpro.com