Codan

Codan Limited is an Australian high-tech company in Adelaide, South Australia. Codan Limited became known for the production of short wave radios for international aid organizations and the United Nations (UN).

In addition to short wave radios Codan Limited is engaged in the field of satellite technology and in the area of ​​metal detectors. Organizations in 150 countries around the world use Codan radios for their internal and external communications. Especially the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, Malteser International and many UN agencies use Codan HF equipment in their emergency vehicles. Codan Limited is also active in the field of military communications. In addition, Codan Limited provides devices for communication in the Australian " Outback " such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia and CB radio.

History

Codan Limited was established in 1959 in Adelaide, Australia, by Alastair Wood, Ian Wall and Jim Bettison gegründet.Der first name of the company was express co - the Electronics, Instrument and Lighting Company Limited, in Adelaide, South Australia. 1961 brought express co its first product to the market, the short- wave radio HF 6104 for the School -of -the-air network project. Children in remote farms in the interior of Australia could participate via radio at school. 1970 express co closes together with the company Associated Electronics Services in Western Australia. The name of the joint venture was Codan. Codan 1973 moved its headquarters from Norwood to Newton. 1980 bought the UN a greater amount of equipment for its Uganda operation. Since that time, Codan 's products are particularly used by aid organizations. Codan 1986 brings its automatically vollabstimmbare shortwave radio antenna on the market. This antenna is still the brand of Codan. In 1993, Codan 's first commercial data - fax modem for the shortwave radio on the market. 2008 Codan is buying the company Minelab and Parketronics and enters the area of the mine detectors.

Today

Today Codan products are mostly used in areas where there is no infrastructure for telecommunications equipment, or in war zones such as Iraq or Afghanistan. Even with terrorist organizations Codan devices are popular. So should have used over 1000 stations of Codan the Afghan Taliban. Most devices were stolen from aid agencies working in Afghanistan.