CTCSS is a system that has been invented to try and separate out different types of radio traffic on a single channel. The best way to think of it is like a filter that only will allow you to hear transmissions that are meant for your group of radios. By tuning on the CTCSS filter, [...]
Unfortunately, NOT (Please see article: what is PRS and can I use it) in this blog. To use the NZ PRS band all equipment must be type approved. This a bunch of regulations and parameters that must be past (as far as transmitter specification). We have attempted to have the low-end Chinese certified for this [...]
This is a predicament we have seen many people fall into, they have imported a radio from the likes of Allie Express and want to sell it for whatever reason. The simple answer is yes, but there are some simple steps you must follow or there is a chance that the “seller” is more liable [...]
A Scanner is a radio receiver that can listen to wide band of frequencies. While there are very little regulations surrounding these the two main applicable regulations are; To be classified as a Scanner they must NOT be capable of transmitting Anything that is herd or learned listening to conversations cannot be repeated
Unfortunately, not the NZ laws around owning a RF transmitter are a little like the NZ firearm laws, just owing or having a transmitter or having one in your possession is enough for the RSM officials to seek prosiscussion.
The long and the short of this is that if you have a radio transmitter, you MUST operate within the confines of some type of license. Where a lot of confusion seems to arise is within the PRS (Public Radio Service) band. While PRS radios do not require you to pay a license fee, there [...]
Essentially a repeater is a radio that have been installed on a high point (Hill) that receives your transmission and re transmits your signal. Because the repeater is on a hill, it tends to increase your coverage and allows your transmission to be received by a far greater distance. In reality a repeater actually is [...]
This is more about what suits your situation the best. UHF (Ultra High Frequency) and VHF (Very High Frequency) is the length of the radio wave used by your radios. The higher the frequency, the shorter the radio wave. As a rule of thumb, the longer the radio wave, the better it bends around the [...]
This is the million dollar question and there is no simple answer. The distance radios will go depend on a number of things. In situations like track style racing the coverage is a fairly strait forward exercise and all of our configurations will easily cover these situations. Enduro or long distance racing the situation changes [...]
In New Zealand our governing body for radio services is RSM (Radio Spectrum Management). This is a government orgainsation administers the regulations as defined in the regulations pertaining to the equipment you are operating. They have standards and regulations for all types of radio communications in NZ. Unless you are of the technical nature, looking [...]