How to Program a Hytera BD505: Practical Tips for a Cleaner Setup
If you want to know how to program a Hytera BD505 properly, the key is to understand the structure before changing individual settings. In most cases,…
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GEO, MEO, D2D and NTN: The Multi-Orbit Future of Satellite Communications
It would be too simplistic to read this week as a LEO-only story. GEO and MEO may not have dominated the headlines in standalone fashion, but they remained present in some of the most strategically important developments. They were visible in Telesat’s financial structure, in defense-oriented architecture thinking, and in the Gilat-AWS-SES Space & Defense virtualization demonstration.
The Ground Segment Revolution: Orchestration, NTN Standards, and Cloud-Native Satcom
One of the strongest messages from this week is that the ground segment is moving closer to the centre of satcom value creation.
Telesat Lightspeed and the Defence Pivot: Where LEO Becomes Bankable
If one company offered the clearest picture of where satcom is becoming financially serious, it was Telesat.
LEO Market Update: Starlink, Amazon, and the New Logic of Scale
The LEO market is entering a more serious phase, and this week made that very clear.
Satcom This Week: From Space Spectacle to Communications Reality
Satcom Industry Analysis Satellite communications had a revealing week, not because the industry suddenly stopped launching things, but because the real story shifted away from spectacle…
How to Test Two-Way Radio Coverage on a Real Site | Yesway
If you want to improve a radio system, you first need to understand how it performs in the real world. The best way to do that…
How to Improve Two-Way Radio Coverage: Repeaters, Antennas and Site Design | Yesway
If your radios work well in some places but fail in others, the answer is rarely just “buy more powerful handsets”. The best way to improve…
What Is Repeater Desense? Causes, Symptoms and How to Reduce It | Yesway
Repeater desense, or receiver desensitization, happens when high RF signal levels enter the receiver input and reduce the receiver’s ability to hear the wanted signal. Repeater-Builder’s duplexer tutorial defines receiver desensitisation in these terms and notes that the desensitising signal may be far from the receiver’s wanted frequency, including wideband noise or spurious emissions from the associated transmitter or other nearby transmitters. In simple terms, the receiver becomes less sensitive than it should be. The repeater is still there, but it is effectively “deafened” by RF energy that should not be getting into the receive path. That is why desense is one of the most frustrating repeater problems: the transmitter may appear healthy while the receiver's performance collapses.
What Is a Duplexer? Why It Matters in a Radio Repeater System
If you are planning or maintaining a radio repeater system, one of the most important components to understand is the duplexer. It is not as visible…