Mobile Phone and Internet

Compare coverage from different phone and internet providers Before we start on the ‘how, why and which’ of mobile phone and internet, take a look at the different providers’ coverage maps.  These interactive maps will give you an understanding of which service coverage may be beneficial to you.  Provider coverage maps  You can now compare the…

UHF Explained

Whether you are planning a trip into the Australian outback, towing a caravan on the black top or a weekend 4WD adventurer, then a UHF Radio is an essential communications tool to have. UHF (477MHz) radios have nearly replaced the older 27MHz CBs, mainly due to their considerable price drop over the past decade and…

How Do Microphones Work

by Chris Woodford. Last updated: July 22, 2021. Sound—energy we can hear—travels only so far before it soaks away into the world around us. Until electrical microphones were invented in the late 19th century, there was no satisfactory way to send sounds to other places. You could shout, but that carried your words only a little further. You couldn’t shout in New…

ACMA allocates spectrum for metro wireless broadband

By Lauren DavisTuesday, 02 August, 2022 Share Tweet Share Email The Australian Radio Communications Industry Association (ARCIA) has welcomed the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) decision to allocate 75 MHz of spectrum from 3400–3475 MHz for low-power local area wireless broadband (LA WBB) in metropolitan areas, after the Authority was granted the ability to declare parts of the spectrum for…

History of HARADA’s Antenna

1950s Antennas at this time were simple and only covered radio reception functions. Lock Antenna Features Lock Antenna, which can be hidden in the car body, were developed based on the founder’s experience of having the other type of antenna on his personal car broken. Mounting Position 1960s Motorized Antenna  Later Model (1990s) Early Model (1960s)…

What is an antenna?

Antennas receive and transmit radio waves. We are constantly surrounded by various types of radio waves. Although we cannot see them, they are an indispensable part of our daily lives. As shown below, mobile phones and radios are representative devices that use radio waves. In Japan, antennas were called “kuchusen” (meaning aerial wire) till the…

How Satellite Phones Work

By: Nathan Chandler War zones and disaster areas are a bridge too far for many cell phones. Satellite phones, though, work just about anywhere on the planet.COURTESY IRIDIUM Cell phone technology marches relentlessly forward. What were once luggage-sized bricks that made only voice calls are now slender smartphones with capabilities limited only by your imagination. Well, your imagination…

Using A UHF CB Radio

When towing a vehicle, a UHF CB Radio is a must have and here are some tips for use. What is UHF? UHF CB or citizen band radio is a two-way radio system that uses the 476.4250–477.4125MHz, radio spectrum for short-distance communications. It is divided into 80 channels for various uses. The service is for…