http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/index.cfm?forumid=1 FuseTalk Standard Edition http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=52585 2013-05-21T20:27:09 00 jarathoon 1
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cul...ted-by-yodelling.html

"In search of a mystery yodeller"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22596063

"BBC Radio 4 is alive to the sound of yodelling"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/medi...bbc-radio-4-yodelling

"The Independent reports that music kicked in after the engine of the car Jones was being interviewed in had to be restarted after the battery went dead."

]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=52545 2013-05-20T13:44:34 00 jarathoon 4
"Press rewind: The cassette tape returns" By Kate Dailey (BBC, Montreal)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22533522

"Join the discussion
Can you build a new business out of an old technology?

Join @BBCBusiness in a live Twitter Q&A on Monday 20 May at 1600 BST (1100 EST) to discuss how one company, successfully selling cassette tapes, has done just that.

You can send us your questions using the form at the bottom of this page or via Twitter using the hashtag #BBCrunningabusiness"




Something I have also now read the 'Digital Economy Act 2010" in regards to the National Analogue Radio Switch Off.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/24/section/30

According to the law as now enacted the only organisations that can now have any influence over the government are Ofcom and the BBC. Ofcom it appears want to stay out of the fight, so that just leaves the BBC.

The analogue switch off is accomplished by Ofcom withdrawing National Broadcast licences in the AM and FM band. But FM can't be broadcast as a national signal it has always been a mosaic of local transmissions.

So the law as currently written can legally be circumvented by applying for a full deck of local fm broadcast licences and using clever audio automation tricks to make all these 'local broadcasts for local people' different enough to obey the Ofcom content censorship rules. (Sorry I used to live near Hadfield)

So with the right technology the "FM Band Heritage Radio UK" consortium can buy the complete FM national transmitter network from the BBC and continue to broadcast nationally by using a mosaic of multi-symbiotic virtual broadcast stations.

James Arathoon
]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=52503 2013-05-15T23:04:01 00 jarathoon 4
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-emergency
-communications-policy-digital-radio-action-plan-report

This should answer the question of what we do if large numbers of home lose their mains grid power or if satellite communications fail due to a solar storm etc.

If we switch off national AM and FM analogue transmitters we will have to rely on digital radio for civil emergency communications. The energy efficiency of digital radios will become an enormously important performance feature that could mean the difference between life and death in the midst of an emergency

(Questions for GCSE Science Students

- How long will a the average DAB receiver last on batteries in the midst of a regional or national emergency where mains grid power to the home is lost? [Spreadsheets with the power consumption of DAB radio receivers is available on the www.gov.uk website]

- Estimate how many radios can be powered from the stocks of batteries kept by a supermarket near you?

-Therefore how many people can listen to DAB emergency radio communications and for how long, using the stock of batteries in your local supermarket, in the event of a national or regional loss of the power grid?)

The digital radio switchover critera given in this document really are very different to those given in other documents.

"it will be necessary for coverage of both local and national to match current FM levels and near universal conversion of households (who consume radio) before any switchover takes place"

This would be an extremely expensive policy for the public to fund!

Full quotes from the document given below:

"3.4.3 The criteria which Government has stated would need to be satisfied before any Radio Switchover is that:
. 50% of listening is to digital platforms; and
. national coverage is comparable to FM and local coverage reaches 90% of the population and all major roads.

This is just the threshold for setting a date for switchover and it will be necessary for coverage of both local and national to match current FM levels and near universal conversion of households (who consume radio) before any switchover takes place. Therefore, the implementation of a switchover policy would not, either during its implementation or after completion, affect radio's role in any emergency communications."

"3.5 Conclusion

3.5.1. It is clear that radio, both as in analogue and digital form, continues to have an on-going role in emergency planning protocols, although it is now part of a wider range of communication methods.

3.5.2. While a radio switchover will result in the closure of AM services, which had historically been important to the Government's protocols in this area, the diminishing value of this platform means it is increasingly less relevant as a universal communication platform. As a result in considering the impact of a possible switchover it is necessary to compare digital radio against FM not AM services. In this context the Radio Switchover proposals will replicate existing FM coverage and ensure a transition which protects consumers, therefore assuring an efficient transition and the widespread availability of radio services capable of having an active future role in communicating during local and national events."

]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=52493 2013-05-15T14:53:17 00 jarathoon 5
DAB looks like a certain loser (if I were a bookie I wouldn't be taking bets on that), as Analogue FM, DAB+, DRM+ and Internet Radio can all better and more cheaply foster their own niches here in the UK.

Unlike Betamax video players DAB receivers will still work on the Analogue FM band, so people will not have entirely wasted their money (altough their energy bills will be larger than they otherwise could be) as long as the cultural elite don't ram through their irrational programme to switch off all national Analogue FM broadcasts in 2015 or shortly afterwards.

This EBU document (DIGITAL RADIO DISTRIBUTION IN EUROPE: Feb 2013)

http://tech.ebu.ch/docs/r/r138.pdf

says

"3. When DAB coverage is not possible, to use DRM as defined in ETSI ES 201 980 for digital radio broadcasting in the frequency bands currently used for analogue radio broadcasting;"

Read "not possible" as economically uncompetitive.

If this recommendation is agreed across Europe, it will effectively mean that all DAB broadcasts are likely to cease outside large conurbations as a combination of analogue FM and DRM+ (broadcast via the same transmitters) continues to reign supreme for in-vehicle listening.

Remember all mobile phone radios are Analogue FM receivers because of the low power requirements. DAB would be hopeless in mobile phones, from an energy consumption point of view.

The question is how will people will be able to receive DRM/DRM+ in the UK if the authorities don't allow these receiver capabilities to be added to the minimum vehicle and non-vehicle UK radio receiver specifications.

I found reference to above EBU document on the "Q&A Digital or FM" page on the following website

http://digitalradioinsider.blo...rs-answers-to-23.html

It also says that Norway is going to make a 3 or 4 digital channel DRM+ broadcast trial transmission in Trondheim on 94.0 MHz

http://digitalradioinsider.blo...-on-fm-in-norway.html

James Arathoon]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=52438 2013-05-10T19:48:38 00 jarathoon 3
see
"Energy consumption and reception of Digital Radio compared with Analogue FM"

http://www.theiet.org/forums/f...d=52266&enterthread=y

In order to prevent the Analogue FM transmitters being switched off as planned by the cultural elite at the BBC, The Department of Culture Media and Sport, and Ofcom, I am putting together plans for a new consortium to take ownership of BBC's National Analogue FM Transmitter Network and broadcast licenses; that is once the BBC decide to sell them on.

The consortium will be called "FM Band Heritage Radio UK"

As may of you know the existing plans involve the sudden execution of 30 million car and truck analogue radios on a single day when two completely irrelevant and nonsensical conditions are met. This will be done at huge collective cost to the common people of this country (over two years worth of aggregate licence fee payments will be needed to cover car and truck radio replacements alone).

Lots of common touch content will be planned for "FM Band Heritage Radio UK" when the BBC Director General and the BBC Trust decide to walk away from analogue.

There will be no "FM Band Heritage Radio UK" replacement for BBC Radio 3; it will be replaced by a national station that is dedicated Country and Western music instead (this is so I can read the letters of complaint accusing me of being a philistine).

James Arathoon]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=52375 2013-05-07T14:31:49 00 drbrucmeister 1
More: The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are to invest up to £3m in the development of innovative sensing for asset protection. This competition will be funded through the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI). Under SBRI, developments are 100% funded and focus on specific identified needs, increasing the chance of exploitation. Suppliers for each project will be selected by an open competition.

More Information
A Competition Briefing will be held on the 14th of May 2013, Ambassadors Bloomsbury, 12 Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1H 0HX]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=52365 2013-05-06T14:07:35 00 jencam 6
Digital terrestrial started life in the UK in 2008 as the ill-fated On Digital (later renamed ITV Digital) encrypted pay TV service by Carlton and Granada to circumvent the existing satellite and cable companies. Their intention was to complement analogue terrestrial broadcasts rather than replace them completely. After the collapse of ITV Digital in 2002, the BBC stuck their fingers in and reincarnated it as Freeview which is an unencrypted and free to view service, almost the exact opposite of On Digital.

A few years later the government announces that analogue terrestrial broadcasts will be switched off. The official reasons include moving with technology, more TV channels, and to allow part of the radio spectrum to be sold to mobile phone companies. I recently noticed a discussion on the Democracy Forum that the EU was behind the analogue switch off as part of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. Does anybody know more about this?

Something I am aware of is that the pro-EU but Eurosceptic Green Party was opposed to the analogue switch off and wanted analogue terrestrial broadcasts to continue indefinitely so long as there was a consumer demand for them. They don't seem to have mentioned any EU legislation.]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=52361 2013-05-06T06:56:33 00 g3xoi 9
I want to pass Ch 48 and up on one and Ch 28 and down on the other.

It is for indoor use, in an attic. My problem is that the two transmitters are almost 180 degrees apart and even the best front-to-back ratio antennas will have a problem with that.]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=52301 2013-04-30T12:40:21 00 adammid 2
2) and what would deter a designer from allowing all of these systems to share a single network?

May thanks]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=51517 2013-03-18T11:21:04 00 jobwilliams 4 http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=51378 2013-03-12T11:07:39 00 iselinger 1
I need to find out roughly how much power a typical BT Openreach DSLAM cabinet consumes?

Is it fixed or is there a base level and then the power consumption increases with the number of suscribers connected to the cabinet?

Thanks in anticipation.]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=51374 2013-03-12T10:23:29 00 Nahid009 2 I graduated with an MSC in communications engineering from the university of Birmingham with merit and I'm currently looking for jobs in the RF test engineering field.

It's seems most positions put a lot of stress on the requirement for hands on experience in various RF measurement equipments like oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectral analyzers etc.

As such I'm looking for hands on training courses where I can gain hand on training on RF test and measurement equipments and test techniques. Would any one please be kind enough to advise me of any such training courses?]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=51342 2013-03-10T14:02:29 00 shehan 1
Is there a possibility to give an input to OLT from BTS ?]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=51297 2013-03-08T12:32:42 00 richardjohn 2
thanks for support in advance]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=51296 2013-03-08T12:30:47 00 richardjohn 1
LTE Blog]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=51257 2013-03-08T12:27:56 00 oludareamos 1 http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=51016 2013-02-21T06:38:16 00 adilbashir09 1

Thanks,]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=50863 2013-02-20T20:12:02 00 g3xoi 1 I've even discovered that a separate company controls the numbering, so what chance is there of co-ordinating anything. Even the different bits of BT don't talk to each other, so you can forget a simple solution to a simple problem.

Mind you, I think it all started when they stopped things called 'auxiliary' phone lines at a reduced rental and we had to pay full price for each line. I suppose we don't get the 'all lines to Reading are engaged, please try later' when you made a call just into the cheap rate any more.

Ahh, those were the days...........]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=50919 2013-02-17T22:31:34 00 devilmusic 3
1) How do I decide on the transmitter gain of the cell tower and the receiver gain i.e. the mobile device?
2) Is there a typical transmitter power that is used? I found that the transmitted power needs to be licensed.

other Qs may follow.

Thanks,
Jon]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=50308 2013-01-15T13:08:42 00 webharvest 1 I have tuned my solid state power amplifier (SSPA) so I have a pretty good match (1.5:1 worse case). The antenna it is connected to has a 2:1 mismatch. Now this is were it gets interesting; we only made power output measurements with a 2:1 sliding load connected to the output and rotated the angle of the load to get a minimum output power measurement. Let's say that measurement is 30dBm. Someone wants to know what the theoretical maximum power of the SSPA could be based on this minimum measurement because we can't retake the measurement to find the angle at which the maximum power is produced. Keep in mind the output of the SSPA has an isolator so the active devices are fairly well isolated from the load and don't get pulled around during the rotation of the angle.
Here are my thoughts:
1) The 2:1 mismatch has a transmission loss of 0.51dB
2) The 1.5:1 mismatch of the SSPA has a transmission loss of 0.18dB

When we made the first measurement we intentionally rotated the angle of the load to find the worse case match or minimum Pout point. If you connect a 2:1 sliding load again is it correct to say that you could theoretically find a match that would produce a power output of 30dBm + 0.51dB + 0.18dB = 30.69dBm?

Can you explain either way?

Thank you ahead of time for any help you can provide.]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=49981 2012-12-29T18:34:37 00 jhowell 3 http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=49464 2012-11-28T19:30:16 00 chimbuchinkachukwu 3 http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=49093 2012-11-07T05:37:48 00 shehan 1
Assume that one international direct entry student has got a 1st clz degree after completing his final year in a UK university.And he has average score of 70 in his 6 final year subjects.

Also ,he got final year entrance because he has successfully completed Edexcel HND.

So the question is how the GPA was calculated for the fist two years..?..any one has an idea..??]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=49061 2012-11-05T10:45:50 00 cloudserver 1
Check your connections.
Perform a channel scan.
Adjust your antenna.
etc.]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=49008 2012-11-01T05:46:33 00 jencam 6
Is there still a market for Teletext and NICAM sound ICs or will semiconductor manufacturers discontinue them?]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=48861 2012-10-19T16:36:27 00 shehan 1
A 2048 kbit/s stream carries a synchronisation pattern in timeslot zero. If a bit is corrupted then the sync pattern still occurs in the correct place, so provided several successive sync patterns are not corrupted then there is no loss of synchronisation. If you lose a bit or add a bit when you should not then, the sync pattern will appear to be corrupted on several occasions and loss of sync will be declared and then a search for the synch pattern has to start again from scratch in order to regain synchronisation. Loss of synchronisation is not good!]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=48792 2012-10-16T09:20:28 00 GraemeMeek 3 Best Regards,
Graeme]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=48679 2012-10-05T17:37:40 00 bille1319 7 Apart from the extra 200+ programmes consisting mostly of rubbish my concerns in the main are:

1. The transmission time lag is very noticeable and could be anything up to 2secs delay behind analogue.
2. Teletext is cumbersome and slow with the pages slow to load in comparison to analogue plus the time clock is always out.
3.The picture quality is not much better even when the High Definition programmes are broadcast and tend to suffer from interference much more readily which either freezes the screen or pixilates it.

At the time of analogue TV closedown will the digital TV signals be boosted to give better coverage otherwise I should invest in a new antenna system? IET members living in UK mainland should have experienced this.

I don't know a lot about Digital Radio but I understand it's quality is not all it should be either with FM radio winning hands down as regards audio quality. perhaps this has something to do with the restricted bandwidth requirements.

Let's hear your views on this one.]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=48087 2012-08-22T11:02:33 00 acsinuk 7 As I am a talktalk customer used their checker which says it is working OK but little else.
So decided to check line with voltmeter and confirmed the DC volts from true earth are A=+3.7 volts and B=+55.5 to 50.3 but will not stabilize. But the DC volts between A and B is 51.9 most of the time but occasionally it drops to 49.8 or surges up to 53.6 causing crackling. The AC range of digital voltmeter reads mostly about 0.7 volts varying about 0.1 volts occasionally between A ad B.
If I install a sacrificial anode by earthing my A wire will this help??]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=48047 2012-08-19T11:03:29 00 g3xoi 2
http://www.frequencydistributi...&s=aerials-uhf-fm-dab

failing that; this site has a wealth of interesting and useful TV aerial info;

http://www.wrightsaerials.co.uk/

HTH]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=47549 2012-07-18T10:57:49 00 leandros 1
Is there someone knowing about a "good" simulator for cognitive radio networks ?]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=47546 2012-07-18T08:52:34 00 davebp 6
I am looking at aerials for receiving digital TV, FM radio and DAB radio for distribution via a loft box and have come across these:

SLX DOME

Can there be a one size fits all solution to this that actually works, or is it just a gimmick?

I was assuming I would fit both TV and Radio aerials, but am always a sucker for new gadgets. - It looks quite space age too!

Cheers,

Dave.]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=47542 2012-07-17T17:56:03 00 beaver74 2
I have just gone head over foot down a set of stairs and I pulled a extension plug apart
it has SKY TV DO NOT UNPLUG
at the far end of the plug is a phone point and a small conection possible data.
at the far end the phone work fine.
at the plug end which plugs into the main phone point there are 2 cores not connected(or have they pulled out???)
does any one know if the phone point at the end of the extension lead are seperate or the unterminated core were like it befor I pulled them

cheers]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=47441 2012-07-12T20:20:53 00 ehalls 1
Has something changed? Where can I get access to the IEEE1901 and related standards? Just want to read them from my remote location.

Cheers]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=47395 2012-07-10T03:11:02 00 ngaylard 1
The work available is not component level design, but rather system level integration, or site planning. I've been thinking about doing a Masters in Communications part time, but if anyone can suggest alternatives I would appreciate it.

What might make things difficult is that I can't afford to drop back down to a junior engineering level, certainly not for an extended period of time.]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=47389 2012-07-09T11:26:45 00 leandros 1
i want your opinion about a evaluation of the current simulators which are
applied in cognitive radio networks .

Thanks in advance !

e-mail: leandros_tz@hotmail.com]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=47333 2012-07-04T13:22:30 00 leandros 1
i'm a junior Communication Engineer and i have take over a project which is based on Cognitive Radio Networks . So, i would like to know about the existing simulators which cover the below topics:

1. Evaluation & Validation of simulation models

2.Comparison with other simulation/emulation tools

3. Parallel simulation & simulation control

4.Intergration of hardware-specific code

5. Simulation of communication networks

6.Intergration with other simulation tools

7.Result interpretation & analysis

8.Modeling techniques

9.Simulation in the top

10.Cross-layer protocol design methologies

11.Simulation in the loop

I consider that a possible "good" simulator for cognitive radio networks is OMNET++/MiXiM f but i would rather your opinion about the "appropiate" simulators and which of these specifications are served.

Thanks in advance]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=47276 2012-06-30T17:35:14 00 liamor29 4 We need new replacements. Anyone any idea who makes converters to suit DH+ Protocol.
Any advice welcome
Thank you
William]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=47248 2012-06-28T10:38:22 00 mshafique 2
cheers]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=47095 2012-06-19T14:17:45 00 anro15 4
The last time I touched on the area was 8 years ago during my masters, therefore I am looking for any known courses/private tutors that would provide a refresher to the area for up to a week. Any recommendations would be appreciated, even good books that may help. Thank you.

Andy]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=47057 2012-06-15T21:09:29 00 SangM 1
I am running into a issue where I am unable to run two timers simultaneously. I get the multiple timers error. I am also looking for an alternative of spawning two processes parallely at the same time. But this is also not my solution. DOes anybody have a idea how to go about this?

THanks a lot,
Sangeetha]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=46964 2012-06-11T16:56:58 00 Giuseppe 1 http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=46943 2012-06-09T05:19:16 00 raymondfcragg 2
If so what is the IEC reference number? (I know it is 61xxxxx)

Thanks in advance]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=46939 2012-06-08T15:45:44 00 IanDowney 1 IAP Call for User Ideas on Critical Infrastructure
Call closes on June 22nd

The Integrated Applications Promotion (IAP) programme of the European Space Agency (ESA) is inviting public and commercial end-user organisations to propose ideas and suggestions for new services in Critical Infrastructure as defined below. The aim is to generate ideas leading to services that will improve business performance and operations, help enforce new regulatory standards, or enable improved resilience.
The ideas will be used to help define and consolidate requirements for user-driven services supported through the IAP programme.

Full details of the Call and on how to submit your ideas online can be found at:
http://iap.esa.int/opportuniti...e-call-for-user-ideas

Your ideas and suggestions should reach us by 22nd June 2012.

Critical Infrastructures

Critical Infrastructures can be defined as those handling essential goods (e.g. water, energy, food, confidential information) and/or services (e.g. health, financial transactions or resilience services). Infrastructures are critical when they represent key enablers in a large variety of economic sectors. Loss or damage of critical infrastructure would have a severe and widespread impact, e.g. disruption of supplies or services, injury or loss of human lives, risks to or destruction of the environment, breach of national security or economic interests.

Criticality is also determined by the level of endangerment the infrastructure is subject to, and by its vulnerability to such hazards. Infrastructures are particularly exposed to hazards when physically spread out, e.g. linear infrastructures such as pipelines. Hazards can be diffuse (e.g. low intensity hazards affecting infrastructure over a long period of time) or acute (e.g. sudden attacks, accidents, natural hazards). They can also be predictable (e.g. corrosion) or unpredictable (e.g. tsunami or terrorist attack).

Hazards to critical infrastructure need not only be physical. For instance, cyber attacks may damage internet-linked control systems that are related to critical infrastructures such as the electrical grid, water treatment facilities, refineries, pipelines and dams.

Critical infrastructures are most often man-made, such as power plants or airports. Yet they can also be natural. For example, wetlands are a natural infrastructure that store water and thereby mitigate floods.

Critical infrastructures typically enable the production, processing, transportation, storage or protection of essential goods, as well as the provision of basic services such as:

Water (e.g. water pipes, treatment plants, water towers, dykes, dams, canals).
Food (e.g. roads, warehouses, ports).
Energy (e.g. pipelines, refineries, energy grids, power plants).
Confidential or critically sensitive information (e.g. telecommunication infrastructure).
Health and well-being (e.g. hospitals, waste treatment plants).
Environmental protection (e.g. pollution prevention, CO2 storage).

Call for User Ideas

Themes that it is intended to cover in this Call for User Ideas include (but are not restricted to):

Mitigation: Deployment of protective systems to prevent damage or disruption by resilience to hazards. For mitigation of cyber attacks this should include encryption techniques and other methods.
Preparedness: Monitoring conditions and taking preventive actions, e.g. identification, monitoring & quantification of hazards, vulnerability and risks; infrastructure health monitoring; preventive maintenance.
Response: Activation of emergency spare capacity to satisfy peak demand, or to back-up failed infrastructure, e.g. space telecommunications as a back-up communications infrastructure.
Recovery: Supporting strategies minimising the propagation of negative effects caused after disruption such as evacuation of people and emergency repairs, and help in the assessment of damage caused to or by disrupted infrastructure.

How to participate?

The Call for User Ideas on Critical Infrastructure is driven purely by the users' perspective and their needs. The ideas submitted will be used to help define and consolidate themes and priorities of future IAP projects. This may include both Feasibility Studies (through Open Competitions or Direct Negotiation), or directly through Demonstration Projects.

Full details of the Call and on how to submit your ideas online can be found at:
http://iap.esa.int/opportuniti...e-call-for-user-ideas

Your ideas and suggestions should reach us by 22nd June 2012.

Please be assured that all inputs will be treated confidentially.

Your ideas are highly valued, and will help shape the IAP programme of ESA in order to meet your needs.]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=46875 2012-06-03T01:56:14 00 MPVaughan 10
Why would a wireless landline phone give perfect sound quality when stood outside the house, but awfull sound quallity ( crackling / interference ) when inside stood next to its docking station or anywhere else inside the house for that matter???

Its driving me and the client mad as there seems to be no reasonable explaination.

Thanks,
MP]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=46871 2012-06-02T14:15:20 00 megaprocessor 2 He contacted to all the mobile operators for the same but since that building is the only super tall building in that area they are not ready to help.


So this guy wants me to do something for it.

Now i do repeaters for basements and resturants..but in-building ,i have enevr done before.

I havent visited the site yet but from what i see i need to pickup the signal from 18th floor boost it and feed it everywhere..that sounds lot of cabling..which means losses to..and also i dont wish to distort the cell.

Anyone here who can throw some light?]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=46809 2012-05-30T19:17:01 00 ubercool 5 http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=46779 2012-05-29T04:42:17 00 getin2china 1 internship in China. After all, I studied journalism, and with that and no Chinese language abilities chances seem to be pretty slim for a professional kick-off in a country like China.
After an hour of googling and checking the websites I opted for Get in2 China Group. Their combined courses of internship and language appealed to me a lot. Besides, they seemed rather professional with their services and organization. I sent them an e-mail and got reply next day. Information exchange followed, and two weeks later I got enrolled in a combined 'internship + language' program. One week more, and I had my first job interview via Skype. It went well with all the tips Getin2China staff gave me. So, I got an internship with China Radio International - a large state media holding in Beijing.

That's how my professional career started. I went to work 5 days per week, working 9 to 5. But I really enjoyed it - getting to know the operation engine of an enormous state media machine. At first my tasks were too simple to call my job demanding. I was only proofreading and polishing the news and programs our department published on website or broadcast. Then I was transferred to the team of editors for the online magazine the department published monthly. Once in a while I was also assigned to present radio programs. On the fourth month of my internship I was offered to try myself as a real-TV journalist. We have also a video section in our department, and my assignment was to cover various stories about China. Thus, within half a year of internship I managed to try various aspects of working in media area. The last two months were crazy - in the morning I edited and corrected, in the afternoon I would record a program for radio or our team would go to some place or event for video shooting. Also, three times per week after work I would join the other students of Get in2 China Group for the Chinese language classes. It helped me a lot to establish good relations with my Chinese colleagues. I also had a chance to practice my Chinese skills with them.

By now my internship is over but I am still in China, and now officially working for China Radio International. I was offered one-year contract within the company upon completion of my internship. I still do not know how long I will stay here after the contract is over, but what I know for sure is that the experience of working in China and studying the language has already laid solid foundation for the future career. Now I only need to apply my skills and knowledge as much as possible, develop them more and keep on growing professionally.]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=46758 2012-05-27T12:02:15 00 ravali 4 if we can, will it be visible to us?]]> http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=220&threadid=46747 2012-05-26T06:55:37 00 raymondfcragg 4
All leads gratefully received

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