SureCheck TS Micro is tiny and truly will fit in a shirt pocket. Antenna can be rotated or removed for storage and carrying.

by Paul Bertorelli

If you’ve ever come close to swapping paint with another airplane—and probably even if you haven’t—you’ve likely considered traffic-awareness technology. Although sophisticated panel-mount traffic boxes have become more affordable, they’re still too expensive for many owners to consider, thus a small market for portable transponder detectors has emerged.

The latest is a diminutive product from SureCheck Avionics called the TS Micro. This device—about the size of a cigarette pack—builds on SureCheck’s two earlier products, the TrafficScope VR and VRX. At $299 purchased directly from SureCheck’s Web site, the Micro is not only the smallest traffic detector, it’s also the cheapest. …