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, a subsidiary of Robotron Group. It includes computer-based

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s, software, antennas and accessories for

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. This trading name was adopted as a result of market success of the company's first product, the "WinRadio Card". This was an ISA bus card which transformed a Windows-based computer into a wide-coverage

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, making it possible to receive point-to-point communications (

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, utilities, police, space research, etc.) on an ordinary

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. The company also acts as official distributor of the DRM (

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) demodulator/decoder software, a result of the collaborative project between VT Merlin Communications, Fraunhofer Institute Integrierte Schaltungen (Integrated Circuits) and Coding Technologies. Apart from general-purpose radio, some unusual applications of WiNRADiO receivers have been reported, such as in

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. The Adelaide Hills Radio Telescope (

) uses WiNRADiO equipment and software . WiNRADiO receivers are also reportedly applied in

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ing for stage performances, in particular for spectrum analysis of

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s. Despite the

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-affiliation implied by the name, the WiNRADiO receivers are also available for

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. A set of

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development tools for most WiNRADiO models ("LinRadio"), has also been developed and is available a
www.linradio.com

References

External links

* {{Official website, winradio.com Australian brands Electronics companies established in 1991 Australian companies established in 1991 Manufacturing companies based in Melbourne Amateur radio companies Electronics companies of Australia