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(AZ, CO, NM, NV, UT & WY) HAPPY SPRING and SUMMER!! Hope you all are doing well and are having a prosperous year so far!! We held a customer bowling event locally and some of the results were very predictable! CDOT guys came in first for team!! Congratulations to Ron, Willie, Clark and Bernie! Our own AM Signal team of Arnold, Maria, John and Zac came in second place for team! And the Lakewood team of Jesse, Jeff, Doyle and Robert came in third place for team! 1 st place individual: Clark 2 nd place individual: Ron 3 rd place individual: Bernie Thanks to all of you who attended!!! And big thanks to Brooke for being the key organizer behind it all!! Anniversaries: Dorota Slezak 8 years! Brooke Hageny 6 years! Customer Feedback You may have had the opportunity to complete a survey for us recently. This first survey was sent to the contractors in our territory. Our intention was to get feedback so we can continue to improve on our mission of superior service and quality products provided in a timely manner. The results thus far show that we are accomplishing our goal the majority of responses were meeting expectations or better. Please always feel free to give us feedback so we can improve on our service and products to you!! Vendor shows you may have seen us at: IMSA Spring School, Arvada, CO, April 16 th , 2014 59 th Transportation Conference, Las Cruces, New Mexico April 23-25 th , 2014 ITE Intermountain Conference, Jackson, WY, May 16 th , 2014 Vol. 6 The Test Equipment Experts Introducing the latest model in ATSI’s long line of MMU/CMU testers! The new PCMT-8000 Conflict Monitor Tester is now available to all traffic signal maintenance agencies. The new tester uses less harnesses to test the same amount of monitor types as previous tester models, has integrated Port1/SDLC testing capability, and retains the ease-of-use of the Windows setup and operating software that has been enhanced to be even more user-friendly. PCMT 8000 Test descriptions can now be seen on-screen as the test is running. Test reports can be saved in terse or verbose formats. Software Updates IncludeThe software now features a much cleaner interface, making . operation easier for infrequent users. The font size of saved reports can be user adjusted to help reduce the . number of pages in the test report or increase readability. We will take your older models of conflict monitor testers and ATSI monitor cables in trade towards the PCMT The PCMT 8000 is housed in the same rugged enclosure as the PCMT 2600 and uses the same carrying cases. The software will alert the user if the wrong cable is . being used and if the connectors are plugged in 8000! Our Quarterly Newsletters are posted on our website for your convenience: www.amsignalinc.com Have a wonderful Summer!

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9935 Titan Park Circle

Littleton, CO 80125

Ph: 720-348-6925 Fx: 720-348-6950

www.amsignalinc.com

ATSI

bondo

Certified LED

EOI

FLIR

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

ifs

Intelight

MVC

Myers Power Products

Never-Fail Loops

Novax

PDC

pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

RENO A&E

SignalSense

Southern Mfg

Tapco

Traffic Fiber Systems

Traffax Inc.

Traficon

WYOMING

ATSI

bondo

Certified LED

ELTEC

EOI

FLIR

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

ifs

Intelight

Meridian Technologies

MVC

Myers Power Products

Never-Fail Loops

Novax

PDC

pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

RENO A&E

SignalSense

Southern Mfg.

Tapco

Traffic Fiber Systems

Traffax Inc.

Traficon

Wells Sign Mfg.

COLORADO

ATSI

bondo

Bosch

Certified LED

ELTEC

EOI

FLIR

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

ifs

Intelight

MVC

Novax

PDC

pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

RENO A&E

SignalSense

Southern Mfg.

Traffax Inc.

Traficon

Wells Sign Mfg

ARIZONA

ATSI

Certified LED

ELTEC

EOI

FLIR

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

ifs

Intelight

Novax

PDC

Pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

RENO A&E

SignalSense

Southern Mfg.

Traffax Inc.

Traficon

NEW MEXICOARIZONA

ATSI

bondo

Certified LED

ELTEC

EOI

FLIR

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

ifs

Intelight

McCain

MVC

Never-Fail Loops

Novax

PDC

pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

RENO A&E

SignalSense

Southern Mfg.

Traficon

Wells Sign Mfg.

UTAH

ATSI

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

Intelight

Novax

Pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

Wells Sign Mfg

NEVADA

(AZ, CO, NM, NV, UT & WY)

HAPPY SPRING and SUMMER!!

Hope you all are doing well and are having a

prosperous year so far!!

We held a customer bowling event locally and some

of the results were very predictable!

CDOT guys came in first for team!! Congratulations

to Ron, Willie, Clark and Bernie!

Our own AM Signal team of Arnold, Maria, John and

Zac came in second place for team!

And the Lakewood team of Jesse, Jeff, Doyle and

Robert came in third place for team!

1st place individual: Clark

2nd place individual: Ron

3rd place individual: Bernie

Thanks to all of you who attended!!! And big thanks

to Brooke for being the key organizer behind it all!!

Anniversaries: Dorota Slezak – 8 years!

Brooke Hageny – 6 years!

Customer Feedback – You may have had the

opportunity to complete a survey for us recently. This

first survey was sent to the contractors in our territory.

Our intention was to get feedback so we can continue

to improve on our mission of superior service and

quality products provided in a timely manner. The

results thus far show that we are accomplishing our

goal – the majority of responses were meeting

expectations or better. Please always feel free to give

us feedback so we can improve on our service and

products to you!!

Vendor shows you may have seen us at:

IMSA Spring School, Arvada, CO, April 16th, 2014

59th Transportation Conference,

Las Cruces, New Mexico

April 23-25th, 2014

ITE Intermountain Conference,

Jackson, WY, May 16th, 2014

Vol. 6

The Test Equipment Experts

Introducing the latest model in ATSI’s long line of

MMU/CMU testers!

The new PCMT-8000 Conflict Monitor Tester is now available to all

traffic signal maintenance agencies.

The new tester uses less harnesses to test the same amount of monitor

types as previous tester models, has integrated Port1/SDLC testing

capability, and retains the ease-of-use of the Windows setup and

operating software that has been enhanced to be even more user-friendly.

PCMT 8000

Test descriptions can now be seen on-screen as the test is running.

Test reports can be saved in terse or verbose formats.

Software Updates Include…

The software now features a much cleaner interface, making

. operation easier for infrequent users.

The font size of saved reports can be user adjusted to help reduce the

. number of pages in the test report or increase readability.

We will take your older models of conflict monitor testers

and ATSI monitor cables in trade towards the PCMT

The PCMT 8000 is housed in the same rugged enclosure

as the PCMT 2600 and uses the same carrying cases.

The software will alert the user if the wrong cable is

. being used and if the connectors are plugged in

8000!Our Quarterly Newsletters are

posted on our website for your

convenience:

www.amsignalinc.com

Have a wonderful Summer!

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BEHIND THE SCENES

Arnold Undzis, our Vice President and Head of Sales, isresponsible for the product line we carry as well asoverseeing the sales team. He brings energy anddetermination to his role here to drive sales and meet ourmission of superior service and quality products deliveredin a timely manner.

Take a picture with your AM Signal logo and you may find yourself in thenext AM Quarterly! Send pictures to [email protected]

April 23-25th

59th Transportation Conference Las Cruces, NM

May 16th

ITE Intermountain Conference Jackson, WY

OWNERS

Maureen Undzis

President

Arnold UndzisVice

President

SALES TEAM

FLIR / TRAFICON…FLIR helps increase safety in thework zone by keeping people out ofthe street.

Not only is thermal an effective aboveground solution, but with the numberof distracted drivers increasing, safetyis becoming more of an issue.

Everyone has a close call story.

Why work in harms way if there areoptions otherwise?

Not to mention the life cycle cost ofFLIR vs loops or other in groundsensors is far lower.

We provide bicycle detection andcounting by classifying the type ofroadway user, and provide visualverification of the detection event.(AZ, CO, NM, UT, & WY)

Name: Arnold Undzis

Family: I have a wife and 3 children

Hobbies: Weightlifting, swimming, running, racquetball, shooting, reading and appreciating value.

Middle Name: Dragon

One thing you don’t know about me: I’m shy

Theme song: No Quarter – Led Zeppelin

Animal that would be my mascot: Killer Whale

Favorite Childhood song: Iron Man – Black Sabbath

What is on your night stand: Books

Last meal on earth: Sushi

April 23, 2014 Cirrus Systems’ Cancellation of Support for SIMA-Connected Hardware. Cirrus Systems customers—those that purchasedremote access beacon products through Spot Devices and CarmanahTechnologies Corporation – were notified by letter that effective June 30,

***************************************

3/2014 AM Signal, Inc. is awarded Utah Department of Transportation contract for FLIR.

3/2014 AM Signal, Inc. is awarded Utah Department of Transportation contract for RENO.

Future Traffic Tech?

CU

ST

OM

ER

C O R N E R

2014, connectivity to SIMATM software services will be discontinued, and nofurther subscriptions will be offered.• In the letter Cirrus Systems stated that “…no one is offering support ormaintenance plans for deployed SIMA connected hardware.” This, however, isnot completely accurate.• Radarsign has been working with Spot Devices since 2011.and—morespecifically—with the SIMA connected Spot Devices hardware. Starting May2014—Radarsign will be offering you the opportunity to continue using SPOTDevices hardware via our own remote management system called EZ Comm.Radarsign will be able to provide you continued service to school zone flashingbeacon systems without having to replace your hardware. The only changerequired will be to replace your current cellular modem with a newer modem andinterface board designed to operate with Radarsign’s EZ Comm remotemanagement service.

***************************************

“The City of Santa Fe installed FLIR cameras todetect left turns at the intersection of CerrillosRd & Vegas Verdes. The cameras have beeninstalled for two winters and the FLIR camerashave had zero issues, nor have we had toperform any maintenance on the product. Weare very satisfied with the performance of theFLIR cameras.”

- Rick Devine, Engineer, City of Santa Fe.

Only at an AM Signal bowling event can one findthe unique opportunity to…

(AZ, CO, NM, & WY)

Show Off Your Inner Beauty…

Experience Life From A Different Point Of View…

Live Life On The Edge…

Get In A Days’ Work-out…

Enjoy The Company Of Good Friends…

Aaaaand win trophies at the same time!

Meet New People…

Road Weather Information Systems… Contact your Sales Representative for more details.

Dorota SlezakPurchasing Manager

Brooke HagenyEstimator / Inside Sales

John Francone

Operations Manager

Cheryl Marchbanks

Office Admin

Zac Ward Sales

Representative CO, UT & WY

Tom Belcher Warehouse / Deliveries

Jason HutkaySales

Representative AZ, CO, NM

& NV

Adam BurgerTechnician

Neil Wharton Warehouse

Technician IIThank you to all those who came, we look forward to seeing you again next year!

Contact your Sales Representative to get your FLIR today!

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BEHIND THE SCENES

Arnold Undzis, our Vice President and Head of Sales, is

responsible for the product line we carry as well as

overseeing the sales team. He brings energy and

determination to his role here to drive sales and meet our

mission of superior service and quality products delivered

in a timely manner.

Take a picture with your AM Signal logo and you may find yourself in the

next AM Quarterly! Send pictures to [email protected]

April 23-25th

59th Transportation Conference

Las Cruces, NM

May 16th

ITE Intermountain Conference

Jackson, WY

OWNERS

Maureen

Undzis

President

Arnold

Undzis

Vice

President

SALES TEAM

FLIR / TRAFICON…FLIR helps increase safety in the

work zone by keeping people out of

the street.

Not only is thermal an effective above

ground solution, but with the number

of distracted drivers increasing, safety

is becoming more of an issue.

Everyone has a close call story.

Why work in harms way if there are

options otherwise?

Not to mention the life cycle cost

FLIR vs loops or other in ground

sensors is far lower.

We provide bicycle detection and

counting by classifying the type of

roadway user, and provide visual

verification of the detection event.

(AZ, CO, NM, UT, & WY)

Name: Arnold Undzis

Family: I have a wife and 3 children

Hobbies: Weightlifting, swimming, running,

racquetball, shooting, reading and appreciating value.

Middle Name: Dragon

One thing you don’t know about me: I’m shy

Theme song: No Quarter – Led Zeppelin

Animal that would be my mascot: Killer Whale

Favorite Childhood song: Iron Man – Black Sabbath

What is on your night stand: Books

Last meal on earth: Sushi

April 23, 2014 Cirrus Systems’ Cancellation of Support for SIMA-

Connected Hardware. Cirrus Systems customers—those that purchased

remote access beacon products through Spot Devices and Carmanah

Technologies Corporation – were notified by letter that effective June 30,

***************************************

3/2014 AM Signal, Inc. is awarded Utah Department of Transportation contract for FLIR.

3/2014 AM Signal, Inc. is awarded Utah Department of Transportation contract for RENO.

Future Traffic

Tech?

CU

ST

OM

ER

C O R N E R

2014, connectivity to SIMATM software services will be discontinued, and no

further subscriptions will be offered.

• In the letter Cirrus Systems stated that “…no one is offering support or

maintenance plans for deployed SIMA connected hardware.” This, however, is

not completely accurate.

• Radarsign has been working with Spot Devices since 2011.and—more

specifically—with the SIMA connected Spot Devices hardware. Starting May

2014—Radarsign will be offering you the opportunity to continue using SPOT

Devices hardware via our own remote management system called EZ Comm.

Radarsign will be able to provide you continued service to school zone flashing

beacon systems without having to replace your hardware. The only change

required will be to replace your current cellular modem with a newer modem and

interface board designed to operate with Radarsign’s EZ Comm remote

management service.

***************************************

“The City of Santa Fe installed FLIR cameras to

detect left turns at the intersection of Cerrillos

Rd & Vegas Verdes. The cameras have been

installed for two winters and the FLIR cameras

have had zero issues, nor have we had to

perform any maintenance on the product. We

are very satisfied with the performance of the

FLIR cameras.”

- Rick Devine, Engineer, City of Santa Fe.

Only at an AM Signal bowling event can one find

the unique opportunity to…

(AZ, CO, NM, & WY)

Show Off Your Inner Beauty…

Experience Life From A

Different Point Of View…

Live Life On The

Edge…

Get In A Days’ Work-out…

Enjoy The Company

Of Good Friends…

Aaaaand win trophies at the same time!

Meet New People…

Road Weather Information Systems… Contact your Sales Representative for more details.

Dorota Slezak

Purchasing

Manager

Brooke Hageny

Estimator /

Inside Sales

John

Francone

Operations

Manager

Cheryl

Marchbanks

Office Admin

Zac Ward

Sales

Representative

CO, UT & WY

Tom Belcher

Warehouse /

Deliveries

Jason Hutkay

Sales

Representative

AZ, CO, NM

& NV

Adam Burger

TechnicianNeil Wharton

Warehouse

Technician IIThank you to all those who came, we look forward to seeing you again next year!

Contact your Sales Representative

to get your FLIR today!

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9935 Titan Park Circle

Littleton, CO 80125

Ph: 720-348-6925 Fx: 720-348-6950

www.amsignalinc.com

ATSI

bondo

Certified LED

EOI

FLIR

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

ifs

Intelight

MVC

Myers Power Products

Never-Fail Loops

Novax

PDC

pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

RENO A&E

SignalSense

Southern Mfg

Tapco

Traffic Fiber Systems

Traffax Inc.

Traficon

WYOMING

ATSI

bondo

Certified LED

ELTEC

EOI

FLIR

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

ifs

Intelight

Meridian Technologies

MVC

Myers Power Products

Never-Fail Loops

Novax

PDC

pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

RENO A&E

SignalSense

Southern Mfg.

Tapco

Traffic Fiber Systems

Traffax Inc.

Traficon

Wells Sign Mfg.

COLORADO

ATSI

bondo

Bosch

Certified LED

ELTEC

EOI

FLIR

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

ifs

Intelight

MVC

Novax

PDC

pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

RENO A&E

SignalSense

Southern Mfg.

Traffax Inc.

Traficon

Wells Sign Mfg

ARIZONA

ATSI

Certified LED

ELTEC

EOI

FLIR

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

ifs

Intelight

Novax

PDC

Pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

RENO A&E

SignalSense

Southern Mfg.

Traffax Inc.

Traficon

NEW MEXICOARIZONA

ATSI

bondo

Certified LED

ELTEC

EOI

FLIR

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

ifs

Intelight

McCain

MVC

Never-Fail Loops

Novax

PDC

pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

RENO A&E

SignalSense

Southern Mfg.

Traficon

Wells Sign Mfg.

UTAH

ATSI

GarrettCom

GatorPatch

Intelight

Novax

Pelco

Proxim Wireless

Radarsign

Wells Sign Mfg

NEVADA

(AZ, CO, NM, NV, UT & WY)

HAPPY SPRING and SUMMER!!

Hope you all are doing well and are having a

prosperous year so far!!

We held a customer bowling event locally and some

of the results were very predictable!

CDOT guys came in first for team!! Congratulations

to Ron, Willie, Clark and Bernie!

Our own AM Signal team of Arnold, Maria, John and

Zac came in second place for team!

And the Lakewood team of Jesse, Jeff, Doyle and

Robert came in third place for team!

1st place individual: Clark

2nd place individual: Ron

3rd place individual: Bernie

Thanks to all of you who attended!!! And big thanks

to Brooke for being the key organizer behind it all!!

Anniversaries: Dorota Slezak – 8 years!

Brooke Hageny – 6 years!

Customer Feedback – You may have had the

opportunity to complete a survey for us recently. This

first survey was sent to the contractors in our territory.

Our intention was to get feedback so we can continue

to improve on our mission of superior service and

quality products provided in a timely manner. The

results thus far show that we are accomplishing our

goal – the majority of responses were meeting

expectations or better. Please always feel free to give

us feedback so we can improve on our service and

products to you!!

Vendor shows you may have seen us at:

IMSA Spring School, Arvada, CO, April 16th, 2014

59th Transportation Conference,

Las Cruces, New Mexico

April 23-25th, 2014

ITE Intermountain Conference,

Jackson, WY, May 16th, 2014

Vol. 6

The Test Equipment Experts

Introducing the latest model in ATSI’s long line of

MMU/CMU testers!

The new PCMT-8000 Conflict Monitor Tester is now available to all

traffic signal maintenance agencies.

The new tester uses less harnesses to test the same amount of monitor

types as previous tester models, has integrated Port1/SDLC testing

capability, and retains the ease-of-use of the Windows setup and

operating software that has been enhanced to be even more user-friendly.

PCMT 8000

Test descriptions can now be seen on-screen as the test is running.

Test reports can be saved in terse or verbose formats.

Software Updates Include…

The software now features a much cleaner interface, making

. operation easier for infrequent users.

The font size of saved reports can be user adjusted to help reduce the

. number of pages in the test report or increase readability.

We will take your older models of conflict monitor testers

and ATSI monitor cables in trade towards the PCMT

The PCMT 8000 is housed in the same rugged enclosure

as the PCMT 2600 and uses the same carrying cases.

The software will alert the user if the wrong cable is

. being used and if the connectors are plugged in

8000!Our Quarterly Newsletters are

posted on our website for your

convenience:

www.amsignalinc.com

Have a wonderful Summer!