The challenge of the backyard antenna
21 January, 2013 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerBefore the days of separate antenna tuners, Mike Smyth and his mates created their own successful homemade long antenna in the backyard.
Times-Protect LP-18-400-N series of DC pass RF lightning and surge protection products
11 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Rojone Pty LtdTimes Microwave Systems has introduced the Times-Protect LP-18-400-N series of DC pass RF lightning and surge protection products with a frequency operating band from DC to 6000 MHz.
Wireless communications platform for spaceflight development
09 January, 2013Southwest Research Institute has been selected to provide a flight low-rate crosslink wireless communications platform for the System F6 Program.
Weidmuller WL series ethernet radio modems
09 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Weidmuller Pty LtdThe compact, long-haul WL series of ethernet radio modems is designed to help users build networks quickly and efficiently.
Digital communications for Colombian Red Cross
17 December, 2012Hytera radios were chosen to support the Colombian Red Cross to communicate between sites.
CommScope Argus UltraBand ultra-wideband antenna system
14 December, 2012 | Supplied by: CommScope Solutions Singapore Pte LtdCommScope’s Argus UltraBand is an ultra-wideband antenna system capable of supporting the four major air-interface standards in almost any wireless frequency range.
Acom system meets utility’s changing requirements
14 December, 2012The Zetron Advanced Communications system has provided flexibility for the utility SA Power Networks.
GME AE4018K3 heavy-duty 477 MHz antenna
14 December, 2012 | Supplied by: GME Pty LtdGME’s AE4018K3 heavy-duty 477 MHz antenna is equipped with the company’s latest heavy-duty elevated feed base coupled with a stainless steel parallel spring and the AE4018 fibreglass whip.
Sepura STP8X portable radio with full keypad
28 November, 2012 | Supplied by: National WirelessSepura has launched a full keypad version of its STP8X series of intrinsically safe, IECEx/ATEX-approved hand-portable radios.
FDP Radios FDP UHF land mobile handheld radio
26 November, 2012 | Supplied by: BayCom CommunicationsFDP Radios and BayCom Communications have released the FDP UHF land mobile handheld radio, aimed at the land mobile/emergency services market.
Sepura STP8X radio range with full keypad
22 November, 2012 | Supplied by: SepuraSepura has launched a full keypad version of its STP8X series of intrinsically safe, IECEx/ATEX-approved hand-portable radios.
Recharging our batteries
13 November, 2012 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerMike Smyth recalls the days when he would take his accumulator to the local bike shop for recharging.
Radioastronomers capture two million light year extragalactic afterburner
30 October, 2012A supersonic jet of material has been captured by the CSIRO-managed Australia Telescope Compact Array radio telescope.
Madison Technologies Moxa MGate 5101-PBM-MN gateway
29 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Madison TechnologiesThe Moxa MGate 5101-PBM-MN gateway from Madison Technologies provides a communication portal between PROFIBUS devices and Modbus TCP hosts.
Zetron coordinates communications with world’s longest trains
23 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Zetron Australasia Pty LtdEight 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.
