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BCRA > Special Interest Groups > CREG This is the new Home Page for BCRA's Cave Radio & Electronics Group, one of the BCRA's Special Interest Groups. You can bookmark this page as creg.org.uk. The UK-based Cave Radio & Electronics Group (CREG) is probably the world's leading organisation of its kind. Its aims are "to encourage the development and use of radio communication and other electronic and computer equipment in caving and related activities". It was established in 1987 and now has members in 20 countries. Its membership includes cavers, radio amateurs, electronic engineers and professional & industrial organisations. To achieve its aims, the Cave Radio Group publishes a quarterly Journal (ISSN 1361-4800) which provides a forum for people to discuss ideas and to exchange information. It occasionally produces other publications, and organises regular field meetings. CREG's main role is one of information gathering and dissemination, but it also has some items of equipment for hire.
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Group Follow this link for further information about the Group: CREG journal, field meetings, the CREG award, equipment hire. Also see CREG constitution (amended at 2005 AGM), BCRA SIG Policy and, for info about our change of status within BCRA, see 2007 CREG AGM. |
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| The CREG
Journal The Cave Radio Group publishes a quarterly Journal (ISSN 1361-4800) which provides a forum for people to discuss ideas and to exchange information. A list of contents of CREG journals is available on this site. A searchable index is now available as part of BCRA's Science Index. Our Bibliography of Underground Communications and CREG Journal Digest are now out of print and out-of-date and there are currently no plans for new editions. |
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Additional contact points are listed in our journal but, for general enquiries, please use one of the above addresses. Contact details for other BCRA SIGs are listed on the BCRA contacts page. If you are running JavaScript, the above email links should function when you click on them. If they do not, please replace [at] with the @ symbol and add .org.uk to the end of the address. |
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| Shopping caves.org.uk/payments/creg/ This is where you can order a subscription to our journal. Back issues are available. We also supply PCBs for the HeyPhone. |
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| HeyPhone heyphone.org.uk (local copy) HeyPhone discussion
forum british-caving.org.uk /
phpbb2 The HeyPhone was designed by John Hey with the support of the CREG. Technically, it is a standard design of single-sideband radio, usually operating at 87kHz USB. Although it can be used with tuned induction loop antennas, it is usually operated with earthed electrodes separated by 25m to 100m. This technique of current-injection into the earth re-creates the trench communications of the First World War, but the transmission range is enhanced by the use of the 87kHz carrier in the LF band. |
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| Speleonics caves.org/section/commelect/ Speleonics is the publication of the Communications & Electronics Section of the USA-based National Speleological Society (NSS). The web site has past issues of the magazine, and a list of links to other cave electronics sites, but the main activity of the Section is to operate an Internet discussion group via a mailing list. The Speleonics mailing list is not (currently) mentioned on the above web page; subscription requests should be made to lists.altadena.net/mailman/listinfo/speleonics. |
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| A Journal of
Speleo-Electronics caves.org.uk/radio/ JSpE is a new venture by David Gibson, and has been designed to complement the CREG journal for which he remains the Technical Editor. |
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| Web Pages of CREG Members |      |
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| David Gibson (Cave
Radio) caves.org.uk/radio (Flashgun Slave Unit) caves.org.uk/flash Dr David Gibson has a degree in mathematics and engineering from Cambridge University, and a PhD in "Cave Radio" from the University of Leeds. He currently works in the research and consultancy department of the UK's Mines Rescue Service. David has been involved with CREG since its inception, and is the technical editor of its journal. His Cave Radio page contains information about books he has published on cave radio and radiolocation, and links to other cave radio sites. In addition, his Slave Unit page describes the construction of a flashgun slave unit for cave photography, which is compatible with digital cameras. |
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| Luc Le
Blanc www.speleo.qc.ca/Auriga Luc is the developer of the Auriga Palm OS cave survey freeware designed for in-cave use as a smart and faithful survey notebook. With the Palm enclosed in a write-through protective pouch, data input is quick and easy; and a serial or Bluetooth link is available to connect existing electronic data acquisition devices. As the survey goes, Auriga displays the line plot in graphical form, reports statistics, helps spot and fix survey errors and assists in sketching to scale.This flexible field tool can also be used on the surface to display cave networks and to correlate its data with a GPS, connected or not. With monthly releases, Auriga evolves rapidly, and keeps gaining adepts in expeditions worldwide. |
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| Martin
Melzer melzer.ch Martin's cave-electronics projects include the Radon and Scurion LED headlights and the Auriga electronic cave surveying project. The web site describes these and includes many other articles on cave electronics. There is also a link to Peter Ludwig's Web Watch, which appears in the CREG journal. The Radon caving headlight is housed in a rugged waterproof aluminium case and utilises a 3W Luxeon LED. It has five brightness settings, is microprocessor controlled, does not drain the batteries when switched off and can be powered from a wide range of voltages. See below for further LED lamp resources. |
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| Graham
Naylor naylorgr.perso.cegetel.net/cave_radio Dr Graham Naylor is the designer of the Système Nicola cave radio that operates on 87kHz USB with earth-current electrodes. The web site described the construction of the radio, which is compatible with the Heyphone, but has been designed to be easier to manufacture. The site include a link to a commercial company that is able to manufacture the radio to order. The web site also gives updates on a new digital communication system for through-rock transmissions, which Graham is working on. |
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| Brian
Pease radiolocation.tripod.com Brian Pease has designed a radiolocation beacon that uses a phase-locked loop to achieve a narrow bandwidth and greater range. His web site describes this and many associated experiments with radiolcoation equipment. Also see Brian's LED lamp. |
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| Cave Radio Resources | ||
For through-rock radio systems suitable for cavers, try the
following links
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| LED Lamp Resources | ||
| For further information about LED lamps, try the following links | ||
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