Articles
ARCIA launches new-look website
It is a busy time of year for the association, with events coming up, projects being unveiled and a new website. [ + ]
Zetron coordinates communications with world’s longest trains
Eight Zetron DCS-5020 Digital Consoles are used to expedite an R3.6m upgrade to the 861 km freight line which transports over 60 million tonnes of iron ore every year between mines in the Northern Cape and the deep water port of Saldana in South Africa. More than 3.5 km long, the trains that carry the export iron ore on the line are the longest in the world. [ + ]
Does radio need a paternity test?
Mike Smyth delves into history and asks the question, who was the true inventor of radio? Marconi or Tesla? [ + ]
Field-proven emergency communications for Arkansas Regional Airport
The Arkansas Airport Operators Association (AAOA) in the USA is responsible for most of the 91 airports in Arkansas. The Assistant Airport Director, Mark Mellinger, recognised the need for a reliable airport-centric emergency communications system that was not reliant on infrastructure and would allow communications of both voice and data. [ + ]
We’ve set the dishes in motion - our eyes are on the sky
The first phase of the SKA, the ASKAP telescope, has been officially opened and has started sending data from our skies. [ + ]
From smartphone to digital radio - how communications technology changes our lives
The arrival of digital communications, in the form of digital radio handsets and their supporting networks, are changing the fundamental nature of how work is done, how lives are saved and how profits are made. [ + ]
Critical communications for the emerging 4G/5G world
Two speakers at RadioComms Connect will be covering the future of critical communications. [ + ]
10 minutes with… Geoff Spring
Geoff Spring, chair of APCO Australasia, discussed the changes he has seen through his time in the public safety communications industry. [ + ]
Point-to-point NDL solves linking problem in the Middle East
MiMOMax’s point-to-point network digital link was used by BTC’s public safety user to link remote R25 digital radio infrastructure. [ + ]
Voyager radios communicate from beyond
The radio system was designed to be capable of operation over an extremely long range, beyond the boundary of the solar system, and to operate for many years. [ + ]
Three ways to solve the problem of obsolete ATE
Replacing obsolete instruments can have major negative consequences for the deployed test program set (TPS) and for the maintenance, calibration and repair costs of automated test equipment (ATE). By employing instrumentation with an emulation strategy, new instruments can be successfully integrated. [ + ]
TCCA tours Australia
The TETRA + Critical Communications Association joined with the Australian TETRA Forum to hold conferences and exhibitions around Australia. [ + ]
Putting the V8 into radio communications
This season of V8 racing will be the first with all operations staff using Kenwood NEXEDGE radios. Through Racecomms support teams, the radios have reduced issues of interference. [ + ]
Smartphones to use GPS to predict the weather
Researchers may find that GPS signals from smartphones and navigators could determine how much water vapour is in the atmosphere. [ + ]
Radio through the years
Because of its vast area and sparse population, it was natural that Australia took to radio like a duck to water. Elsewhere in the world, the science was also welcomed. Mike Smyth takes a look at some of the not-so-known facts on radio. [ + ]
