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. [ + ]

Cameron Grambau, managing director of CTG Radio, discusses why radio technicians need ARCIA accreditation and how he started in the industry. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

The airline’s management decided to install a serviceable HF system that would provide suitable voice communications on its Indian routes. [ + ]

Guests at ARCIA’s NSW regional dinner were treated to presentations from the ACMA and a Valentine’s Day fireworks display over the harbour. [ + ]

A complex 2D optical phased array, the size of a pin-head, has been demonstrated by DARPA. The researchers are hoping it may lead to new capabilities for sensing and imaging. [ + ]

Henry Sutton could well stand among the world’s greatest inventors because he was involved not only in radio and television but in electricity, carbon filament electric light bulbs, telephones, aeronautics, automobile engineering, colour printing and hydraulics. [ + ]

Seems Australia still has a lot to learn as the US goes ahead with its FirstNet nationwide network for public safety agencies. [ + ]

CeBIT Australia is again ‘staying ahead of the game’ and showing the latest in IT at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. [ + ]

Bristow Group's helicopter service has found a way to reach its target of zero accidents, zero harm to people and zero harm to the environment by using Zetron's DCS-5020 digital console system. [ + ]

Roughly 50 to 60% of cellular base station problems are caused by faulty cables, connectors and antennas. Cable and antenna measurements are often used to verify and troubleshoot the electrical performance of RF and microwave transmission systems and antennas. [ + ]

The team has been working on a redesign to improve efficiency and performance of the phased array feed (PAF) receivers, among other projects. [ + ]