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Jotron Elektronikk A/S was established in 1967 (beacame Jotron Electronics AS in 1987 and Jotron AS in 2007). The company's headquarters is located in Larvik, a small coastal town 135 km south of the capital Oslo. Today our products are sold through authorized representatives in more than 60 countries around the world.
The broadcast period
In 1967 Jotron was involved in the early stages of building television links to cover the whole of Norway. High mountains, deep valleys and long fjords made it difficult to receive radio signals in certain areas. This was the basis for establishing the company. Our involvement in broadcasting ended in 1975.
World's first marine ELT
Norway has a long and dangerous coastline. In 1968 the Norwegian Government made contact with selected Norwegian Companies to see if there was some interest in developing an alarm system for ships in distress. ELT (Emergency Locating Transmitters) were already used in mandatory aircraft safety equipment worldwide. Jotron recommended the development of a marine ELT, later named EPIRB (Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon), and was granted the development contract. The worlds first EPIRB, Tron 1, was tested and approved in 1970.
Ground to Air radio equipment
During early 1970 the Norwegian CAA was planning to replace all the Ground to Air radios in Norwegian airports. With the VHF/AM technology already available in Jotron's Tron 2, we were granted a development contract with the Norwegian CAA. The first VHF/AM Ground to Air Receiver was delivered in 1975. Since then thousands of Ground to Air Radios and Remote Control Systems have been installed world-wide.
Two-way communication
The need for two-way communication during a rescue operation was the idea for the next product in the emergency radio family, Tron 2. This was an easily operated radio using a single hand and operating on two civil frequencies, 121,5 and 123,1 MHz. Tron 2 was tested and approved in 1971.
Intercom systems
As a spin off from company Phonico, key persons established Phontech and developed the product range in close cooperation with customers like the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1987.
Float free EPIRB and radar transponders
In 1990 GMDSS international regulations came into force. With the world's first 406 MHz Float Free Emergency Beacon Tron 30S, Jotron already had developed products in accordance with the new regulations.
In 1991 the Radar Transponder, Tron SART was launched. This product group has since been one of our best sellers.
Consultas Maritime Software
Consultas was founded by 3 naval architects in 1972 and delivered the first loading computer to the maritime sector, parallel to the introduction of desktop computers. By 1978 they had already delivered their first onboard maintenance, spare parts/inventory control, budget control and payroll systems. Six years later the first ship-to-shore data communication system was commissioned.
You will find Jotron UK represented at Seawork in Southampton.
For more information, visit:
Seawork 2012
Jotron AS and Jotron Phontech AS will be represented at ONS 2012 in Stavanger.
For more information, visit:
ONS 2012
Jotron AS
(Head Office)
Visiting: Østbyveien 1
Postal: P.O. Box 54
3281 Tjodalyng
Norway
Tel: +47 33 13 97 00
Fax: +47 33 12 67 80
Jotron AS
Visiting: Innlaget 230
Postal: P.O. Box 23
3195 Skoppum
Norway
Tel: +47 33 13 97 00
Fax: +47 33 12 67 80
Jotron AS
Visiting: Dølasletta 7
Postal: Dølasletta 7
3408 Tranby
Norway
Tel: +47 32 84 53 87
Fax: +47 32 84 55 30
Jotron UK Ltd
Crosland Park
Cramlington
NE23 1LA
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1670 712000
Fax: +44 (0) 1670 590265
Jotron Asia Pte. Ltd.
19 Loyang Way
Changi Logistics Centre Rear Office Block #04-26 Singapore 508724
Tel: +65 65 42 63 50
Fax: +65 65 42 94 15
Jotron USA, Inc.
10645 Richmond Avenue Suite 170
Houston, Texas 77042
USA
Tel: +1 713 268 1061
Fax: +1 713 268 1062
