While the 'distance-to-fault' (DTF) transmission line test is irreplaceable as a site diagnostic tool, the growing trend to specify threshold DTF performance levels is worrying RF practitioners the world over

HF radio had long been associated with health services in Australia due to its connection with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. New advances in HF technology are resulting in HF being used throughout the South Pacific and neighbouring islands

From these sectors our industry has adopted many business approaches that have provided real benefits for users, manufacturers and service providers

Only a week after their custom-built mobile weather radar had been finished and newly deployed out at the University of Auckland's Ardmore field site, a tornado whirled through

Electronic technologies are increasingly used in equipment that has an impact on safety. Unfortunately, all electrical and electronic technologies are inherently prone to suffering inaccuracy due to electromagnetic interference (EMI)

There is considerable interest in generating complex waveforms to test radar and communications systems. An arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) is one of the most flexible methods of signal simulation

As the 25th tallest freestanding structure in the world, Sydney Tower (also known as Centre Point Tower) stands as a testament to the Australian innovative spirit

Recent natural and man-made disasters have demonstrated the importance of radiocommunications to the basic functioning of society. In spite of many beliefs that the mobile phone would spell the demise of two-way radio, the industry is buoyant with growth

A British rail operator is on track to expand its wireless internet service across its entire fleet of trains. The plans will transform every GNER train into a 'mobile office'

The CSIRO is using some of the latest radio technologies to ensure that the most is made of the spectrum and that users are given the high-speeds of data transmission that they want

Many of us dedicate our working lives ensuring the health and safety of society, or we support those who put themselves on the line, day in day out, because we value the security they provide to our communities

While Australia's railways continue to be riddled by different, often incompatible communications systems, the efficiency and continued development of the network are at risk. Antoine Rouot of Nortel discusses a new digital radiocommunications system.

A trunked radio system in Bangkok's underground railway enables the system to carry out maintenance, deal with emergencies, give train information to passengers and tell the control centre where the train is via induction loops laid in the tunnels

A name change and the grant of a 4 W licence were two of the highlights of the EAN's (now GS1 Australia) Impetus 2005: Vision in Progress: Global Standards and RFID conference in Melbourne

TIGER - the Tasman International Geospace Environment Radar - is taking a much larger bite at southern skies following the opening in February of its second radar base in Invercargill, New Zealand