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Back into it New Zealand
By John Laughton – Chairman We gave COVID-19 the same treatment we give Ozzy at a Bledisloe match “Your out Mate” now we just need Merica, strya and the British to sort there ends. As the industry dictates Communications are essential services and that has not slowed throughout the last few months. As the industry …
Antenna Basics
Very simply put, antennas transfer the power, energy from voltage and current, from an antenna feed into electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in the form of Electromagnetic waves. These electromagnetic waves form patterns that can be controlled. A highly directive antenna will radiate a number of beams, or lobes, with one ‘main lobe’, a number of ‘sidelobes’, and …
Automatic Transmit Power Control for responsible use of GURL frequencies outdoors
Ever since mass-produced outdoor General User Radio Licence (GURL) products hit the market, there has been the fear that the entire 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands would collapse and become completely unusable. This is true in some high-density urban city areas and certain radio towers. What we tend to see though is that the manufacturers are …
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174-184 MHz – Land Mobile Radio technical consultation
The Minister for Communications decided new uses for the former analogue television Band III (174-230 MHz) in April 2017, following a review of options for allocating the frequencies in this band. One of these new uses is land mobile radio services, which is allocated 10 MHz between 174-184 MHz.Radio Spectrum Management has prepared a consultation …
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Two Way Radios – An essential part of your business toolbox
Going back a few years now it seemed that mobile radio was nearing the end of its life with our typical users as cellular coverage grew and everyone had a least one cell phone, then came the reality that cell phones do not replace mobile radio. Mobile radio is a business tool, rather than a …
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IOT – so what’s new?!
Internet of Things (IOT), Internet of Everything (IOE), both buzz words of the minute. Confusing to some, scary to others, but what we as an industry group need to know, is that we have been delivering these sorts of systems for a long time now. Yes, ‘IOT’ has a more modern ring to it than …
New Zealand’s change over to Narrow Band
Key Points Landmobile radio channel users operating below 470 MHZ must change to narrowband (12.5kHz channel) spacing by 1 November 2015 unless the license is sued for SCADA and Data Those operating above 470 MHz (the F and TS bands) must change to narrowband by 31 December 2019. You do not have to change to …
Change to deadline for the phase-out of 25 kHz Land Mobile Radio (LMR) channels
Change to deadline for the phase-out of 25 kHz Land Mobile Radio (LMR) channelsA deadline of 1 November 2015 for the phase-out of 25 kHz LMR channels was set in 2009 to promote more efficient use of LMR bands, reduce congestion, and align New Zealand with international practice. RSM have recently reviewed the deadline and …
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Review of the Radio Communications Act 1989
The last comprehensive review of the Act was in the late 1990s. Technology changes and increases in demand for spectrum since then mean it is now timely to reconsider how the spectrum is managed to ensure the most efficient and effective outcomes for New Zealand.A review of the Radiocommunications Act 1989 was signalled in the …