Tag: Antennas

Sinclair Technologies launches new antennas that leverage printed-circuit-board (PCB) design

• 4th March 2018

Sinclair Technologies this week will introduce its new line of LMR base-station antennas that utilize printed-circuit-board (PCB) technology to deliver solutions that are designed to provide greater performance and durability at a lower cost than traditional mechanical-designed antennas, according to a company official.

What’s the Hot Wireless Technology in 2015?

• 17th December 2014

“Public safety and government users are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of maximizing coverage in every single structure. That is why we see distributed antenna systems (DAS) and in building wireless as the key technologies in 2015. Schools, in particular, need to be sure that their radios work in every nook and cranny in every building on campus. For government users, that means that in every structure, say, in the basement of a courthouse where a jail might be, there is not a spot where you afford to have less than perfect coverage,” according to Patti Ryg, Senior Account Manager with Primus, an Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) vendor member and a distribution company founded over 30 years ago.

Quintel Solutions: Keith Radousky discusses LTE antenna technology to enable FirstNet infrastructure sharing

• 28th November 2014

Keith Radousky, Quintel Solutions’ CTO for the Americas, explains how the company’s multi-port antenna systems can allow infrastructure sharing, such as a potential arrangement in which FirstNet shares site assets with a commercial carrier system.

451 Research: Ken Rehbehn discusses benefits of active antennas in LTE networks

• 21st November 2014

Ken Rehbehn, principal mobile analyst at 451 Research, explains the pros and cons of LTE operators deploying active antennas–as well as their applicability in a public-safety broadband network like FirstNet–during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson at the LTE North America show in Dallas.

Gallery: Pictures from Antenna Evolution Focus Day and Signaling Focus Day pre-events to LTE North America in Dallas

• 18th November 2014

Primer on FCC’s RF Exposure Rules and Regulations

• 30th July 2014

While the commission expresses confidence in the currently established radio frequency exposure limits (which closely mirror widely accepted international standards), it now seeks to develop a current record to ensure that we are keeping up with the latest scientific developments.

Pepro introduces 100-foot articulated lattice tower

• 9th March 2014

Pepro announces the availability of its new 100-foot articulated lattice platform tower that enables quick deployment in even difficult environments and removes the need for potentially dangerous tower climbing, according to the company.

Pole-climbing robot has potential for disaster-response communications

• 26th November 2013

Recently, I chatted with Carol Perry, the director of youth activities for the Radio Club of America, about Devlin Murray and Chris Blackwood, two New Jersey high school students who were invited to make a presentation at the RCA’s technical symposium held last weekend in Orlando. Perry had discovered the duo through a friend who had mentored the youngsters and told me that they were going to “blow me away.”

Laird Technologies highlights in-building, outdoor antennas

• 21st November 2013

Ted Wierbowski, account development manager at Laird Technologies, discusses the company’s in-building antennas for distributed antenna systems (DAS) and new outdoor antennas during last week’s Communications Marketing Association (CMA) conference in Nashville, Tenn.

Here’s the perfect antenna

• 8th July 2013

The EH antenna requires little space and performs much better than conventional antennas in the HF bands.