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Olathe, Kansas (November 24, 2009) - Elecsys Corporation (NASDAQ: ESYS), - announced today that it has received an order from sales partner Tecnologia Total of Bogota, Colombia for its NTG WatchdogCP™ II Remote Monitoring System.  The order, for approximately $100,000 of WatchdogCP™ II remote monitoring units, will be provided to Transportadora de Gas Internacional (TGI) and represents the Company’s first deployment of WatchdogCP™ II units in South America.  The units will monitor cathodic protection rectifiers on the Cusiana - Apiay - Bogotá Pipeline operated by TGI, one of the major natural gas pipeline operators in Colombia.

After conducting thorough tests of competitive systems in the harsh environment of the Colombian Andes Mountains, TGI chose the WatchdogCPIIsystem.  In addition to superior field reliability and resistance to lightning, the systems were preferred because of the easy-to-navigate Pipeline Watchdog web interface and the capability to take instant-off measurements with GPS-synchronized interruption across an entire pipeline.

“The voltage and current sensor modules are physically and electrically isolated from the main base station, so the risk of lightning damage has been reduced tremendously. Also, the ability to expand the system to transmit additional field measurements such as pressure and temperature will be extremely useful,“ stated William Acevedo, Support Engineer with Technologia Total.  He added, “From the website we can quickly select a group of rectifiers and schedule a GPS-synchronized interruption session. This is very useful for close interval surveys (CIS) and routine ON/OFF potential monitoring.  We can also turn off rectifiers remotely via the web when maintenance work must be done on the line.  Additionally, field technicians can receive text messages to inform them when processes are complete or a system is down."

“We are excited about the enthusiastic efforts of the sales team at Tecnologia Total in Colombia”, said Mike Reed, Elecsys Executive Vice President of Business Development.  “Their knowledge of the market, technical expertise, and great customer relationships make them an ideal sales partner for our NTG products in South America.”

Tecnologia Total, a cathodic protection engineering firm with offices in Bogota, Colombia and Lima, Peru became a sales partner of NTG earlier this year.  They promote the WatchdogCP™ remote monitoring product line in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Chile.