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Company says the move is a "responsible step" and will now "focus on supporting existing customers’ transmitters with our available components"
Paul J. McLane
Mar 15, 2018
MASON, Ohio — GatesAir is suspending the sale of new AM transmitters.
Chief Product Officer Rich Redmond said: “Recent changes in the long-term availability of critical components from our suppliers, including several last-time buy notices, have caused us to take proactive steps to ensure we can meet our continued support obligation of our AM products,” he said.
“To safeguard our ability to offer an ample supply of spare components — and to secure the ongoing field support of our AM transmitters — GatesAir has taken the responsible step of suspending new AM transmitter sales, and will instead focus on supporting existing customers’ transmitters with our available components.”
He said warranty, field service, phone support, spare parts and repairs continue as normal for GatesAir AM products.
Flexiva AX, DX and 3DX transmitters all had a number of obsolete components that influenced the decision.
“GatesAir is currently in the advanced technology assessment phase for the development of an updated line of AM transmitters,” Redmond said.
The news has no impact on the FM line, anchored by its Flexiva FAX or FLX transmitter. For DAB Radio, GatesAir recently launched the Maxiva VAXTE platform and will be showing new power levels at the NAB Show, Redmond said.
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Paul J. McLane
The FCC is still open for business
Open For Business Most of the “non-essential” parts of the federal government closed on Friday – but not the FCC.
Chairman Ajit Pai saw the potential shutdown coming and stashed away enough funds to keep his agency going for a whole week – at what sounds like full-tilt. Note that this isn’t the shutdown-contingency plan Pai shared last month, when he said they’d keep about 225 of the 1,492 staffers on the job. That’s still in abeyance and could be triggered if needed. Here’s what the FCC said Friday – “In the event of a partial government shutdown, because of available funding, the FCC plans to remain open and pay staff at least through the close of business on Friday, January 26.” There’s important work going on – especially next week, when Pai hopes to convene the scheduled January 30 meeting and start rolling back his Democratic predecessor’s Net Neutrality policy. Pai’s personally taking a lot of heat on that, from Congress and third-party protesters. He’d probably like to have that 3-to-2 party line vote taken on January 30 as scheduled, and get on with it. D.C.-based attorney David Oxenford says in a weekend post that “we have even heard that the FCC auctions may be funded differently from the rest of the agency, and may continue even if there is no resolution.” The Copyright Office is closed, though the Patent and Trademark Office says it’s good “for a few weeks.”
