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September 2005 41 JRC Offers New Radar Japan Radio Co. (JRC) announced the JMA-9900 series marine radar system, developed for use on larg- er commercial vessels. JRC JMA-9900 series ARPA/Radar has been developed to enhance the radar performance and meet the performance standards of radar, ARPA and AIS information indication, specified by IMO. The JMA-9900 main functions include; sea and rain/snow clutter suppression, sensitivity adjust- ment, interference rejection, bearing and range meas- urement using a trackball, fixed/variable range mark- ers and electronic bearing line, ARPA targets, and AIS information displays. Features include: compliance with IMO performance standards; a 23.1-in. Color TFT display with high resolution; simple keyboard and trackball for easy operation; and AIS information and interfacing. Circle 13 on Reader Service Card Rutter Offers Sigma S6 Rutter's sigma S6 is a flexible PC- based radar signal processor that offers target detection. It is designed to remove sea and weather clut- ter and signal inter- ference to allow the radar object to be more distinguishable. The sigma S6 is ideally suited for use in demanding applications such as obstacle avoidance, search and rescue, iceberg detection, coastal surveillance, harbor security and ATC Centers. Rutter's line of Personal Locator Lights is used on more than 80 percent of the North American Cruise Ships and by the Canadian Armed Forces. Other Rutter Technologies products include the sigma S6 Radar Signal Processor, the High Resolution Video and Audio Recorders, the Voyage Data Recorders (VDR) and a full line of Marine Certified Interfaces and Personal Locator Lights. Circle 14 on Reader Service Card Ballast Water Treatment System Electrichlor and Stewart Technology Associates aim to offer a unique combination of high technology in ballast water treatment; Electrichlor providing hypochlorinators and STA providing the naval architecture and marine systems integration. All living organisms in intake ballast are killed and all discharged ballast is de-chlorinated. The patented Electrichlor systems eliminates the risk of invasive species entering any waters as a consequence of ballasting and de-bal- lasting. It has minimal power and space requirements on ships. The system is economical to operate and is virtually automatic. Circle 15 on Reader Service Card David Clark Presents Intercom David Clark Company introduced its Series 9500 Marine Intercom System (MIS) for commercial ves- sels. The rugged, water-resistant system will accom- modate up to eight crew members, all of which have radio transmit capability. The Series 9500 consists of behind-the-head and over-the-head style headsets offering 23 dB noise attenuation, a master station that is compatible with most mobile VHF, UHF and marine band radios, a belt station that allows Push-to-Talk (PTT) capability and "hands-free" intercom operation, Circle 244 on Reader Service Card Circle 214 on Reader Service Card Products MR SEPTEMBER 2005 #6 (41-48).qxd 9/1/2005 12:59 PM Page 41