BSC Associates Ltd.
Engineering Consultancy Services
Registered in England, No. 4818441

Brian Collins
BSc(Eng), CEng, FIET, MIEEE

Antennas, propagation
and communications systems

Worldwide design, installation and commissioning services

Consultant in communications sys- tems, antennas, propagation, and the business activities of companies working in international markets.

BSC Associates Ltd  undertakes design, installation, inspection and maintenance services for antennas and associated radio equipment. My qualified and experienced associates provide expertise in lean manufac- turing, mechanical design, installation services, QA and complementary disciplines.
 

 Contact me: By e-mail

 Phone: +44 (0)7 971 260 962

AISG

I am currently chairman of the Antenna Interface Standards Group. AISG represents most major world companies making base station antennas and tower-mounted ampli- fiers, as well as major operators and infrastructure vendors. The standard for the remote control of antenna line equipment is available for download from our website at www.aisg.org.uk.

Propagation studies

LF, MF and HF propagation studies and measurements
VHF/UHF/SHF path analysis
Satellite link budgets

Current projects include:

Handset antennas and RF optimisation of handsets
GPS antebnnas and receiver modules
Antennas for consumer and professional products
RF Non-destructive testing system
Manufacturing and design consultancy
HF antennas
Wireless hotspot design and installation

 Academic   I hold an appointment as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at Queen Mary, University of London.

Languages  Je parle français et j'ai entrepris un certain nombre de projets en France et en autres pays francophones.

Antennas and applications

Antenna modeling and design
Antenna siting and planning
Measurement of antennas and associated equipment
Installation and commissioning
Site surveys and reports
On-site fault diagnosis and rectification
Design and supply of components and spare parts
RADHAZ investigations
On-site field strength surveys
Maintenance, modification and upgrade of existing equipment

Markets

Mobile Communications
Broadcasting and communications 100kHz - 10GHz
Civil Aviation and Navaids
Telemetry
VSAT systems
Industrial and medical RF
Extended wireless hotspots
 

World Wide Experience

I undertake projects world-wide and currently recently completed a major project in St Vincent in the West Indies. This link lists many of the countries I've worked in.

Innovation and Patents

My innovations in the use of micro-strip techniques for base station antennas have been adopted by many antenna manufacturers world wide. I have extensive experience in drafting descriptions of inventions, searching for prior art  and responding to examiners' search reports.
 

Technical writing  I have recently written chapters for two antenna textbooks from well known publishers and a further one is now in hand. For a bibliography of my technical papers please follow this link.

Management

Advising on technical proposals for new products and markets
Reviewing the prospects of companies seeking investment
Reviews and recommendations on processes and operations

Technical writing

Specifications
Proposals
Presentations
Product handbooks and user manuals
Standards documents
Technical articles, white papers and presentations

Training

Radio communications
Antenna design and application
GSM base station design
Radio propagation
Corrosion and its prevention
Use of metals and plastics
RF Measurements
Project management
Creation and delivery of presentations

Legal work – including expert witness support for planning applications, and the investigation of engineering failures and personal accidents.

© Brian Collins, BSC Associates Ltd, March 13th 2008 
Consultants in Radio Communications and Antenna Engineering

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