Articles
A smart dispatch solution
Hytera’s Smart Dispatch professional dispatcher system combines reliable digital voice communication with real-time GPS information. [ + ]
Solutions for PMR operators
Users are demanding more from their comm systems, including better voice quality, real-time data transmission and flexible networking. [ + ]
Hotel comms with no reservations
Whether it’s dealing with blind spots or designing for expansion, hotels have their own set of communication needs. [ + ]
Smooth comms makes for smooth flights
Busy airports need precise coordination between airlines and other operators. And that requires seamless communications. [ + ]
Fleming: pioneer of radio’s early days
Sir John Ambrose Fleming is regarded as the man who established the practical fundamentals of the thermionic valve era of radio and electronics. [ + ]
Overcoming interferences in a duplex RF system
Maintaining a simultaneous two-way communication - talking and listening during a call - is a complex process. [ + ]
Digital radio to the rescue
Queensland’s recent floods and storms taxed safety radio networks to the limit, but one P25 system held strong during the worst of the weather. [ + ]
ARCIA responds to 803-960 MHz band review paper
The Australian Radio Communications Industry Association (ARCIA) has presented an industry response to the ACMA 803-960 MHz band review discussion paper. [ + ]
Radio signal-emitting space dust a danger to satellites
The plasma from tiny particles known as ‘space dust’ has the potential to create a radio signal that can damage, and even completely shut down, the satellites it hits. [ + ]
10 minutes with... Cameron Grambau
Cameron Grambau, managing director of CTG Radio, discusses why radio technicians need ARCIA accreditation and how he started in the industry. [ + ]
Don’t just get membership - get accredited
Although ARCIA has been successfully influencing the industry year after year with scholarships, training and education, memberships and spectrum and technical work, few companies are applying for the additional industry accreditation status. [ + ]
ARCIA’s ‘Valentine’s Day’ regional dinner
ARCIA president Chris Kelly talks about the recent ARCIA regional dinner in Sydney and congratulates the member who was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. [ + ]
Antenna system monitoring
The measurement, monitoring and reporting of the performance of wireless network infrastructure has come a long way over past years. Many modern base station repeaters provide integrated measurement capabilities, but the use of combining and/or isolators in the RF path from the base station transmitter output to the antenna isolates the repeaters from most problems that may occur within the combiner and antenna subsystems. [ + ]
Council improves workforce safety with P25 solution
A P25 digital communications solution from Tait, running over a Vertel next-generation network, is providing organisational benefits for the Armidale Dumaresq Council in NSW. [ + ]
Malaysia Airlines installs HF to extend services into India
The airline’s management decided to install a serviceable HF system that would provide suitable voice communications on its Indian routes. [ + ]