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BSC Associates Ltd Brian Collins Antennas and radio systems worldwide design service. Expert witness services. Business advice for SMEs in
technical markets 22 successful years of consulting, |
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Consultant on radio systems, antennas, radio propagation, and the business activities of SMEs working in international markets. BSC Associates Ltd provides design, measurement, inspection and maintenance services for antennas and associated radio equipment and expert witness services relating to base station antenna systems, accidents and patents. Embedded antenna designs for user devices and IoT hardware is a speciality. Unlock the performance of your devices with well-optimised antennas! Extensive experience of antenna design for base stations, mobile devices, IoT, military, broadcasting and general communications. My qualified associates provide expertise in lean manufacturing, mechanical design, installation services, QA and complementary disciplines. Contact
me: by e-mail or phone: +447 971 260 962 |
I am currently Chair of
the Antenna
Interface Standards Group (AISG Ltd). AISG represents most major
world companies manufacturing base station antennas and
tower-mounted amplifiers. The standard
for the remote control and monitoring of antenna
line equipment is available for download from our
website at www.aisg.org.uk, where
you will also find a list of members and
information about joining the Group.. My GDPR Statement is available here.
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Antennas and applications
Propagation studies
Markets
Expert witness services for matters relating to the siting of mobile radio base stations, the investigation of engineering failures and personal accidents, and planning matters involving telecommunications equipment. RADHAZ (ICNIRP, CEMFAW) Having worked with antennas for more than 50 years, including many high power radio and TV broadcast systems, I have good reason to keep up to date with research on the possible health effects of EM fields on the human body. I provide advice to clients regarding ICNIRP compliance of mobile radio base stations, and measurement services and expert witness services when needed. Patents Expert witness services in patent litigation, extensive experience in drafting patents, searching for prior art and responding to Examiners' search reports. My own patents are listed here. World Wide Experience I regularly work overseas and have completed projects for clients in many countries. This link lists countries I've worked in. Measurement facilities I have my own network and spectrum analysers and use a recently installed ETS-Lindgren 3-D chamber for the measurement of antenna patterns, efficiency, and the active performance of radio devices in the band 400 MHz–6 GHz. Computer simulation I currently use REMCOM XFdtd and NEC-4 as my electromagnetics simulation tools.
Above: XFdtd model of a mm-wave array
BSC Associates is a member of the UK National Register of RF Workers, a group sharing knowledge on safety standards, metrology, and the latest research on medical aspects of exposure to EM fields. |
(Photo: Savi-Anne Howe) Management
Technical writing
Training
Professional I'm a regular member of the TPCs for several antenna conferences organised by the IEEE and IET and have taken part in conference organisation. I serve as a referee for the Antennas and Propagation journals of both institutions, and I'm a member of the Peer Review College of UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Academic I
am an Honorary Professor in the School
of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at
Queen Mary, University of
London, and
I lecture at annual courses on Antennas
& Propagation at the University of
Surrey and for the Technology Academy.. I am currently a consultant member of the QMUL team working on Space Based Solar Power Systems. Personal career history For many years I was Technical Director at CSA Ltd (Rochester, UK), leading the engineering team on the design, manufacture and installation of antennas for broadcasting, communications and military applications. From 2003-2012, I was Chief Applications Engineer at Antenova Ltd, (Cambridge, UK) where I designed small antennas for a wide variety of devices, including handsets, payment terminals and GPS trackers. Since 2002 I've provided a wide range of consultancy and design services, and have now completed more than 240 projects. I will be happy to provide references on request. Languages Je parle français et j'ai réalisé des projets sur site en France et dans autres pays francophones.
Installing a Senceive tilt/movement sensor on a historic building. These units, containing my bespoke wireless and NFC antennas, find wide application for monitoring transport and other infrastructure, from the cutting edge to antiquity. (Photo by kind permission of Senceive Ltd.) |
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