ACR's Popular Direction Finder Features Major Improvements
                        With Introduction of Vecta™₃

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—JULY 28, 2008– -- ACR Electronics continues to fine-tune its highly efficient and popular Vecta™  Direction Finder by adding new unprecedented sensitivity and a LCD screen to better view, interpret direction and operate the system.

The Vecta™₃ locates all distress beacons (EPIRBs, PLBs and ELTs) that have been activated due to an emergency, provided they emit a 121.5 MHz homing signal.  Used internationally for many years by Search and Rescue (SAR) and emergency responder agencies, the Vecta™ series by ACR is a proven and invaluable tool.

New with the Vecta™₃ is a -117 dBm sensitive receiver that translates into a heightened ability to detect weak signals at a maximum range, a characteristic that will enable SAR teams to locate distressed individuals faster.

The new product’s most striking feature is a 1.5” LCD interface that is colorful and easy to learn. In bright daylight, a transflective LCD display automatically adjusts to sunlight making for easier viewing. Under exceptionally bright conditions, a sun-shield has been added as an extra measure. For nighttime viewing, the LCD screen provides backlighting. Easier to read, distress signals are translated into graphed data with up/down arrows provided to allow the user to continue to refine the search until the distressed individual is located.

While ACR Vecta™ products have always offered a training channel (121.755 MHz), the Vecta™₃ offers three additional training channels, allowing the user to adapt to different training frequencies required in different countries.

Measuring 23 x 6 x 4 cm (9.0 x 2.5 x 1.5 in) with a weight of  442 g (15.6 oz ) the Vecta₃™ is splash resistant and operates for a minimum of 13 hours at -4°F to 140°F (-20° to 60°C). It uses a Duracell DL223A lithium camera battery or equivalent. The direction finder comes with a folding handle, navigational station mount, omni-directional remote antenna, pelican case, training beacon, 110 VAC converter, 12 VDC adapter, head set and training video.

ACR Electronics, Inc. (www.acrelectronics.com), a Cobham plc company, designs and manufactures a complete line of safety and survival products including EPIRBs, PLBs, SSAS, AIS, SARTs and safety accessories. The quality systems of this facility have been registered by UL to the ISO 9001:2000 Series Standards. To focus on this innovative technology, ACR has introduced a dynamic, new “The Science of Survival” theme for its line of marine, outdoor, aviation and military products. Recognized as the world leader in safety and survival technologies, ACR has provided safety equipment to the aviation and marine industries as well as to the military since 1956 and the outdoor industries since 2003.