TTS Systems was formed back in 1986 primarily involved with interfacing PC’s with industrial and scientific processes.

Over the years we developed several computer based monitoring/control systems using software built from early DOS based compilers such as Turbo Pascal up to complex Windows based applications using Agilent Vee and Borland Delphi.

Back in the early 90’s Trio Datacom (an Australian company) released their first 900 MHz radio modem, the DR900. We were appointed as a reseller for Trio’s products which gave us an opportunity to develop some value added telemetry applications based on the DR900. As a direct result we were awarded a contract to provide a major radio link based meteorological and hydrological monitoring system for North Forest Products in North Western Tasmania.

Several other projects including custom dynamometer systems for vehicle braking, compressed air engine starters, and the Irvine Vincent motor cycle engines have been developed under both a DOS and Windows platform.

Our entry into the amateur radio market was somewhat accidental in that an ‘N’ connector was needed late one Saturday afternoon to finish an antenna project. We normally stock these but on this occasion the bin was empty. My good lady Claureen (VK3KMB) was dispatched to a local ‘Hobby’ type electronics store and returned with a bag containing essentially ‘useless junk’ (not her fault she didn’t have a ham license then).