PJ AVIATION

TQ-Avionics

TQ-Systems GmbH was founded in Germany in 1994. Today it has 1700 staff in 14 locations around the world with a turnover exceeding Euro290m. The TQ group is involved in aerospace and general aviation, manufacturing for and supplying to large commercial aircraft and general aviation. TQ-Avionics has design, development and production approvals.

In 2016, TQ took over the complete avionics line of Dittel Avionik compact single block VHF COM and Mode-S transponders. Since then, the KRT2 and KTX2 range has taken over a major part of the European market. Being within such a large organisation with diverse interests, TQ-Avionics has been able to operate relatively unaffected through the current pandemic and supplies have been relatively uninterrupted.

TQ extended the Dittel range from compact 57mm mounting, to 160mm flat stack models, for simple replacement of American legacy products. The philosophy has always been to make the installation as simple and easy as possible, using lightweight panel mounting, without remote mounted modules and associated extra wiring. These large multi-line displays are super bright and in colour, but without heavy power consumption, from supplies between 10 to 32VDC. The KRT2 VHF COM is feature full, with excellent dual watch operation, together with an excellent voice activated intercom. The KTX2 Mode-S transponder is ADS-B Out ready with various levels of GPS receivers available.

Dittel has always been associated with low current consumption and the TQ range extends this philosophy. The KTX2 Mode-S transponder has long been the most energy efficient transponder on the market and was an instant favourite in the European glider market.

Likewise, the KRT2 VHF COM leant itself to portable applications and in South Africa, PJ Aviation developed an enhanced replacement for the well-known yellow coloured ‘Dittel’, exporting them to 10 countries.