| Company type | private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Founder | Dennis Covill |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | AM and FM radio broadcast transmitters, navigational radio beacons, DGPS, NAVTEX transmitters, high frequency amplifiers |
| Website | http://www.Nautel.com/ |
Nautel Ltd. is a Canadian manufacturer of AM and FM radio broadcast transmitters, navigational radio beacons, Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) transmitters, medium frequency (MF) telegraph and NAVTEX transmitters, and high frequency (HF) amplifiers for dielectric heating applications.
History
editNautel was founded in 1969 in the rural community of Hackett's Cove, Nova Scotia. It's primary operation was building and supplying solid state navigation beacons to the Canadian government and others around the world. To better serve the US market, Nautel founded Nautel Maine Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary located in Bangor Maine, in 1974.[1]
Beacons/NAVAIDS
editNautel entered the broadcast industry by providing solid state beacons to he Canadian government. Nautel expanded it's beacon operation to include aeronautical applications. Today Nautel continues to provide a wide range of navigation beacons and DGPS products[1].
Nautel recently began development on it's new eLoran (enhanced Long Range Navigation) technology. Nautel's patented eLoran technology is to be used by the US government as a land-based, independent back-up in the event that GPS becomes compromised[2].
Broadcast
editNautel entered the medium wave broadcast market shortly after the company was founded in 1969 with the introduction of a fully solid state 2 kW AM transmitter. Nautel continued to develop it's line of Medium Wave transmitters and produced the AMPFET series of transmitters throughout the 1980's. Today Nautel offers solid state AM transmitters ranging from 1 to 1000 kW.
In 1991 Nautel introduced 4 and 7 kW FM transmitters, the companies first venture into FM broadcast. Today Nautel offers fully solid state FM broadcasters in a wide range of powers suitable for both digital and analog transmission[1].
Rocket Science
editIn May of 2007 Nautel announced that it had made plans to begin developing plasma rocket technology to be used in spacecraft propulsion[3]. Nautel is partnering with AdAstra Rocket Company for development of the VASIMR (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket) propulsion system.