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Take your radio for a run
When you're jogging you would usually take music with you while you sweat it out. Not any more. New technology means that you can take your friends jogging with you over the radio waves.
[ + ]The passing of Sir Angus Tait
Messages of condolence from dealers around the Asia-Pacific region have been flooding into Tait Electronics in Christchurch following the death of the company's founder, Sir Angus Tait, at the age of 88.
[ + ]Frequency link between two mine sites
Macarthur Coal wanted to install a new repeater, MV122 100 Mbps plus 4 x E1 licensed frequency link from Moorvale Mine site to Coppabella Mine, both open-cut workings.
[ + ]Untangling police wires
To communicate while on the move, many police officers use shoulder-mounted speaker-microphones, connected to their two-way radio by a long 'curly cord' cable which is both heavy and bulky
[ + ]Leased line loss may be VoIP gain
Leased lines have played a fundamental part in the transmission of voice across radio communications networks
[ + ]Wireless technology improving plant performance
For consumers 'wireless technology' conjures up images of iPods, Blackberrys, cell phones, television remotes and internet Wi-Fi connections
[ + ]WiMAX at 4.9 GHz for disaster relief
The band 4940-4990 MHz has been identified by the ITU as important in achieving harmonised spectrum for advanced public protection and disaster relief. The band is currently used for this purpose in the US
[ + ]Satellite and radio manage disaster
Radio and satellite have combined to provide a service that will set up a virtual radio network virtually anywhere in the world. It is specifically designed for firefighters, state emergency workers, police and life savers
[ + ]Industrial telemetry
Since the beginning of civilisation we have been measuring physical properties and features. Because whatever we were eager to measure was not always located nearby, engineers designed various ways of measuring there while displaying the results here
[ + ]Surveying the RF landscape
I recall in 1979 during my university years my colleague giving a presentation on future advancements in wireless communications; and how distant at that time the thought of a totally wireless society seemed.
[ + ]Taxis and buses measure wireless quality
Can taxis and buses measure wireless network quality? According to Andrew Corporation yes, taxis and buses are important extensions of a wireless network operator's efforts to measure network performance and improve service levels.
[ + ]Radio technology gives independence to elderly
Wouldn't it be great if there was a way that elderly people with dementia or long-term conditions could maintain their independence and continue living in their home without someone looking over their shoulder 24 hours a day?
[ + ]Exceeding the standard for wireless audio
There are 2.4 GHz RF alternatives to Bluetooth for portable audio links that offer the dual advantages of CD quality and long battery life
[ + ]Update for Sydney airport radio
A fully digital switching and multiplexing communications system that integrates voice (radio and telephone), data paging and video has been installed at Sydney airport
[ + ]Smaller satellites make space exploration more affordable
At a time when European science budgets are increasingly under pressure, British academia and industry representatives met in London to look at future opportunities for making greater use of low-cost satellites
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