Articles
System assists in forest fire evacuation
Zetron’s communications control technology has helped emergency response teams fight a wildfire in Tarragona, Spain. [ + ]
Will radio lure Gen Y and beyond?
Can we encourage the next generation to be involved in the radio industry? This article looks at how the industry can improve the balance of people entering and those retiring. [ + ]
Laboratory animals penetrate telemetry barriers
A prototype of implantable telemetry for monitoring animals, which uses a magnetic field to charge the implant, has been developed and patented at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain. [ + ]
Water telemetry for remote communities
Pervasive Telemetry provides water site monitoring and telemetry to PWC. [ + ]
Simultaneous communication for River Island Clothing
A Hytera DMR system was deployed to solve the lack of coverage and poor connection problems at River Island Clothing’s distribution centre. [ + ]
To the Moon and back for finite frequencies
The SFCG has been managing finite radio waves that take data into space for 32 years. [ + ]
Major equipment rollout creates challenge
A radio rollout for a Victorian fire authority presented a major challenge for Tait and AA Radio. [ + ]
Monitoring and analysing lightning strikes
Lightning strikes are a frequent cause of system failures. A lightning monitoring system has been developed that can detect each lightning strike passing through an arrester and analyses it using typical lightning surge current parameters. [ + ]
Radio over IP network saves surf lifesavers
Surf Life Saving NSW commissioned Omnitronics to implement a RoIP network rollout along the state’s beaches. [ + ]
Vertel provides upgrade to air services
Vertel has provided an upgraded system and ongoing support to Airservices Australia. [ + ]
Use of CB equipment for commercial purposes
The ACMA has designated a segment of the UHF frequency band for class-licensed equipment to operate on a designated channel plan throughout all areas of Australia. Christian Kelly talks about this segment, referred to as the CB band. [ + ]
Paper over wet etching for RFID antennas
The manufacturing of RFID antennas has changed with a patented technology, Walki-4E. [ + ]
DMR is full steam ahead
The number of interoperability test sessions carried out are increasing, therefore the DMR Association has developed a common application interface specification for digital mobile radio infrastructure to further enhance interoperability - the Application Interface Specification. [ + ]
Understanding the decibel
This article will explain the measurement unit dBu, used in the audio measurement arena. The dBu is decibel relative to 1 mW into 600 Ω. [ + ]
Canadian Bluesfest adopts RFID
A Canadian music festival is providing RFID wristbands to provide access control and cashless payment systems. [ + ]
