Articles
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. [ + ]
Real-world interoperability testing
The P25 Solutions Centre will soon be able to demonstrate interoperability with encryption and there are plans to install data services before the end of the year, according to Airwave Solutions. [ + ]
Is GLONASS the new GPS?
Engineers at Telit find out whether GLONASS can be used with GPS to accurately locate vehicles or assets better than GPS-only units. [ + ]
Wireless power reaches the heart
Stanford electrical engineers overturn existing models to demonstrate the feasibility of a millimetre-sized, wirelessly powered cardiac device. The findings, say the researchers, could dramatically alter the scale of medical devices implanted in the human body. [ + ]
More room to move at RadioComms Connect
RadioComms Connect 2012 and the ARCIA gala dinner will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in December. [ + ]
Relay improves communication on icy southern continent
A relay antenna was installed at Romnoes in Antarctica to improve the VHF communications between the PEA base and scientists out in the field. [ + ]
Commuters ride on ‘talking’ trains
The trains on the Frankston line in Melbourne are now capable of warning cars when approaching to reduce accidents at crossings. [ + ]
RadioComms Connect finds a new home
RCC will move to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre for this year’s event. [ + ]
‘Spiders’ keep an eye on water behaviour
Data telemetry and logging is used to help Sydney Catchment Authority monitor NSW catchments and Warragamba River. [ + ]
ARCIA Annual General Meeting update
The association held its Annual General Meeting in August. ARCIA president Christian Kelly provides an update from the meeting. [ + ]
10 minutes with… Ian Miller
Ian Miller, consultant for Orange Horizons and part of industry association, ARCIA, discussed the changes he has seen in the industry over the past 40 years. [ + ]
Will critical communications be vital for our future?
Peter Clemons from Quixoticity looks at the road ahead and considers some sombre forecasts. [ + ]
