Technical

  • Silicon Laboratories Si472x: FM-radio transmitter combines a receiver and a transmitter into one chip

    Silicon Laboratories Si472x: FM-radio transmitter combines a receiver and a transmitter into one chip Able to receive and FM signal and transmit an FM signal to an FM tuner, the Si472x FM radio transc...

    2007-12-28 02:09

  • Small antennas suit FM, UWB bands

    Antennas continue to get smaller and cheaper. For example, Laird Technologies’ miniature Activv internal antenna circuit combines FM, impedance matching, and signal amplification. It replaces the comp...

    2007-12-28 02:07

  • How to install a telephone jack

    You can save yourself some money by installing telephone jacks in your home. It is not hard, and a few hours of work will provide you with a professional looking telephone jack just where you need it....

    2007-12-24 01:22

  • Mobile Phones

    Q: What kind of mobile phone complaints can the TIO handle? A:The TIO handles a wide range of complaints about mobile phones, including complaints about contracts, bills, coverage and network faults. ...

    2007-12-24 01:21

  • Compensation for business loss

    Q: Who can claim compensation for business loss from their phone company? A: Small Businesses (not individuals) who can demonstrate that the action or inaction of a telephone carrier or service provid...

    2007-12-24 01:19

  • Billing for Phone Services

    Q: What kind of billing complaints can the TIO investigate? A: The TIO investigates a variety of billing complaints including claims of being overcharged for calls, being charged for calls that were n...

    2007-12-24 01:18

  • What is a Capacitor

    What is a Capacitor A capacitor is an electric circuit element used to store charge temporarily, consisting in general of two metallic plates separated and insulated from each other by a dielectric. A...

    2007-12-18 00:26

  • Electric Fireplace Installation

    A free standing electric fireplace installation is not as difficult as you may believe. You are likely to have a more difficult time choosing from all the trim options than actually doing the fireplac...

    2007-12-18 00:24

  • Understanding Halcyon HID Lighting

    High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting technology replaces the filament of the light bulb with a capsule of gas. The light is emitted from an arc discharge between two closely spaced electrodes herme...

    2007-12-18 00:22

  • Color Temperature of Metal Halide Sources

    The ‘Minolta’ style of meter is used extensively to measure the color temperature of lamps in Television Studios without many people being aware of one big problem – you can’t ...

    2007-12-18 00:17