Double antennas double the signal
06 February, 2008
In a typical broadcast transmission, radio signals bounce off objects in the environment, reaching the receiver over multiple paths. 'Multi-path' signals can produce fading and distortion resulting in temporary failure of reception
Solar energy to power RFID-based asset tracking systems
05 February, 2008
Savi Technology has begun deploying solar-powered RFID readers and signposts, enabling users in the defence and commercial sectors to conserve energy and reduce costs while tracking supplies in real time.
Wi-Sys Communications GPS antenna
08 January, 2008 | Supplied by: Step Global Pty Ltd
Wi-Sys Communications has launched the WS3978 40 dB gain, high rejection hard mount antenna series.
They came, they saw, they conquered
08 January, 2008
They came, they presented, they exhibited, they networked and they dined. They said they were "impressed", "delighted", they said it was worthwhile and then they asked where the 2008 event will be.
Another sell-out dinner!
08 January, 2008
Held in conjunction with the RadioComms Connect 2007 conference, the ARCIA gala dinner brought together over 350 industry professionals, including manufacturers, suppliers, designers and system users, to celebrate the industry.
SSB transmitter
08 January, 2008 | Supplied by: Barrett Communications Pty Ltd
The Barrett 300-1000 W HF SSB transmitter is a compact rackmounted unit developed for base applications in large HF networks.
Handheld radios
05 December, 2007 | Supplied by: Vertex Standard (Australia) Pty Ltd
The VX-820 series of commercial handheld radios are IP57 submersible and come standard with a powerful 2000 mAh Li-Ion battery for long talk times. A 3000 mAh Li-Ion battery is also available. Designed for use in hazardous environments, the devices each exceed the military specification 810C/D/E/F. They are claimed to be the smallest digital APCO25 radios in the world.
RFID: a mechanics dream
05 December, 2007
Radio frequency tagging has reached the motor vehicle manufacturing industry but not just as a guide to warehouse parts: the latest tags are actually attached to components inside a working car
Smart antennas key to 4G mobile broadband adoption
15 November, 2007
Smart and adaptive antenna technologies are entering a stage of full market acceptance, according to a report from West Technology Research Solutions (WTRS), a Silicon Valley-based research, publishing and consultancy company focused on emerging wireless technologies.
Student blasts away international opposition with 10 watts
09 November, 2007
Macquarie University electronics PhD student Michael Boers has defeated competitors from universities in the US, Canada and Korea by designing and building an ultra-efficient radio frequency (RF) power amplifier.
Wireless, flexible and stretchable ECG patch
05 November, 2007 by Elizabeth Latham, Journalist
Wearable, wire free and easy to set up do not usually describe devices that monitor heart rate and cardiac activity
Internet multicasting
05 November, 2007 | Supplied by: Omnitronics Pty Ltd
Until now, the ability to perform multicasting over the internet has not been possible. Omnitronics has implemented a technique to overcome this issue to enable a number of radios to be linked together over the internet in a peer-to-peer arrangement. Once in operation, audio received from any radio will be transmitted to every other radio.
Radio dishes activated and collecting
05 November, 2007 by Elizabeth Latham, Journalist
The first 42 radio dishes of the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) are working and collecting data from outer space, according to the University of California, Berkeley and the SETI Institute
Joint development to empower portable UHF RFID readers
01 November, 2007
IDS Microchip and austriamicrosystems have partnered to develop a UHF RFID reader IC targeted at the portable reader market. These readers would be used to interrogate Gen 2 RFID tags allowing contactless identification of goods or materials in a broad range of applications.
Speakers announced for active RFID conference
25 October, 2007
IDTechEx will stage the conference Active RFID and RTLS in Dallas, USA. The conference’s title emphasises the fast growing real-time locating systems (RTLS) used from hospitals to dockyards for locating people and assets.
