Amateur radio
Radio amateurs need a mindset shift
Since its inception, amateur radio has moved with technological developments and often led some of it, for example the application of low orbit satellites....
Amateur radio
SA needs more citizen science – amateur radio can show the way
Citizen science is scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by people interested in science but who are not professionally engaged or qualified...
Amateur radio
Amateur radio geostationary satellite to support disaster relief communication
While radio amateurs have been building and operating satellites since 1961, most were in low earth orbits until earlier this year when radio amateurs...
Amateur radio
Vertical vs horizontal antenna polarisation benefits questioned
Recent spectacular two-way communication between South Africa’s West Coast Radio amateurs and St Helena during good tropospheric propagation condition has raised the question whether...
Amateur radio
AMSAT SA space frame: From concept to industrialisation
CubeSat space frames are commercially available today from several manufactures, but come at a high cost. The Rand/Dollar relationship of recent years means purchasing...
Amateur radio
Taking amateur radio out of the crowded city
Amateur radio is not immune to advancing technology and electronics. One of the more recent developments in communication control systems is enabling radio amateurs...
Amateur radio
Amateur radio societies concerned about the HF noise floor
The International Amateur Radio Union and many of its member societies are expressing serious concerns about the increasing high frequency (HF) spectrum noise floor...
Amateur radio
Digital transformation is fuelling weak signals communication
Marconi may be the big name when talking about the development of radio at the beginning of the previous century, but several radio amateurs...
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ABB Ability smart sensor enables preventative maintenance to be scheduled to prevent unplanned outages
The ABB Ability smart sensor attaches to a mounted bearing and employs temperature and vibration sensors to accurately track...
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Keep abreast with technology while SA is on lock-down
EngineerIT will keep you abreast of developments in the world of technology throughout the lock down period and beyond...
Hasty cloud adoption increases companies’ risk profile
The relevancy of the cloud will soon begin to wane as more decision-makers come to acknowledge the hype for...
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The March edition of EngineerIT has been published, another great read.
The March edition of EngineerIT has been published and...
Nine South African students attended US Space and Rocket Centre for 10th annual space camp
Nine South African students recently travelled to the U.S....
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