Jet fighter’s test kit speeds up radio links

Friday 14th March 2008, 2:29PM GMT.

Links Communications owner Richard Bird with the Rhode & Schwarz two-way radio which was developed for use with the Typhoon Eurofighter. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 0542858)

TEST equipment that was designed for the Typhoon Eurofighter has been bought by local firm Links Communications.

While it is highly unlikely that it will be called upon to perform a task as complex as those on board the Typhoon, it could put the company streets ahead of competitors. The piece of kit is a Rhode & Schwarz two-way radio monitor that has a couple of local connections.

The equipment has add-ons to allow for faster set-up of repeater systems with a high-accuracy digital spectrum analyser and can test and align ILS and VOR aircraft systems in addition to normal two-way radio systems.