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HUNTSVILLE CHAPTER CHAPTER - Nov 11, 2015

GATR Technology Is Luncheon Focus

The chapter was happy to present Roy Priest, vice president, sales and customer support at GATR Technologies, as the guest speaker for its fall luncheon in November. The GATR product is an inflatable portable satellite communication (SATCOM) solution. Priest explained the advantages of GATR over traditional SATCOM solutions by saying, “Having the right equipment is one thing, but having the right equipment that is mobile is even better.” The GATR solution addresses a military need for portable SATCOM equipment. The GATR 4-meter solution is about 40 times lighter than the traditional SATCOM solution. GATR started with 5 percent of the deployable market a few years ago and has more than 40 percent of the market today. The dish can withstand 70 mph winds, while traditional dishes can only withstand 40 mph. Because of its portability, GATR has been used at multiple disaster sites following Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and the spring 2011 tornado disaster in Huntsville, Alabama. GATR also supports submarine ice emergence and can even survive being shot up to eight times with a .40-caliber pistol before the pump fails to keep up with the loss of air pressure. All branches of the U.S. military use GATR technology in addition to their Australian, British and Swedish counterparts.

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Roy Priest, vice president, sales and customer support at GATR Technologies, addresses the chapter during the November luncheon.
Roy Priest, vice president, sales and customer support at GATR Technologies, addresses the chapter during the November luncheon.

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