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Icom at Seafair Weekend Festival 2023

Icom America played a central role in communications infrastructure at the Seattle Seafair Weekend Festival 2023, providing the core technology for the Reycomm Airbus air traffic control console. The company collaborated with NORAD and the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure safe and seamless operations at one of Seattle's largest air shows. Territory Channel Manager Tim Thometz highlighted the successful partnership and previewed Icom's anticipated return for Seafair 2024.

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By James Kent · IcomIcom AmericaRadio CommunicationsSeattle Seafair
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Icom America provided the core radio technology powering the Reycomm Airbus air traffic control console at Seattle Seafair 2023.

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The deployment involved collaboration with major safety stakeholders including NORAD and the FAA.

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Icom confirmed plans to return as a communications partner for Seafair 2024.

Tim Thometz, Territory Channel Manager for Icom America, expressed gratitude for the successful collaboration at the Seattle Seafair Weekend Festival 2023 with notable entities, including NORAD and the Federal Aviation Administration. Icom was pivotal in ensuring safety and communication, providing the core technology for the Reycomm Airbus air traffic control console. For more details, visit icomamerica.com and anticipate their presence at Seafair 2024.

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Hi. I'm Tim Thomas, channel manager for Icom America in the northwest. We hope you enjoyed the images and sounds of Seattle Seaffair two thousand twenty three. It was a great experience working with officials from NorAD. That's the North American Arrow space defense command, the federal aviation administration, seafair operations and command, renowned Airbus on Aghurst, and Raycom Innovation CEO Mike Rentals. Seefier was a complete success, and Icom played a very important safety and communications role by providing the technology at the heart of the Raycom Airboss air tactical air traffic control console and that's the Icom a two twenty BHF air band transceiver. Visit icom america dot com for more and see you next year at seafare twenty twenty more.

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Tim Thometz is a Territory Channel Manager at Icom America, responsible for managing channel partnerships and regional sales. He represented Icom America at the Seattle Seafair Weekend Festival 2023, where he highlighted the company's role in providing critical communication infrastructure for the event's air traffic control operations.

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