Articles
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. [ + ]
Australia to share in SKA telescope
Australia will share in hosting the world’s largest telescope with New Zealand and South Africa. [ + ]
RFUANZ event possibly NZ’s biggest
The RFUANZ conference and exhibition held in Wellington was said to be the biggest industry-related event held in NZ for many years. [ + ]
Choosing the best oscilloscope probes
Selecting the right probe (active or passive) for an application is the first step towards making reliable oscilloscope measurements. [ + ]
Radio waves remotely trigger insulin
Researchers have used radio waves to switch on engineered insulin-producing genes in mice [ + ]
Linking PMR sites is not all about high bandwidths
Analog and digital PMR (professional mobile radio) base station sites can be reliably and efficiently linked using narrowband point-to-point wireless networks operating in the UHF band. [ + ]
P25 interoperability for public safety agencies
Interoperability is a powerful tool for public safety agencies and one that must be right. Personnel and communities rely on the ability of agencies to communicate and coordinate with each other at large events and in times of need. Interoperability achieved can result in success - conversely, its absence can turn difficult events into disasters. [ + ]
Sepura provides safety and reliability to Spanish airport
The AENA has chosen Sepura handheld radios for the Madrid-Barajas airport. [ + ]
