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What System Designers Should Know About MOSA Standards
To rapidly respond to new threats, the DoD has a mandate to adopt a Modular Open Systems Approach.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
JADC2: Building the U.S. Military’s Internet of Things
The U.S. military's "Joint All Domain Command and Control" initiative wants to bring quick, seamless access to intelligence from any system in the battlefield.
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Mezzanine modules, voltage-controlled oscillators, cold-weather servo motors, and more.
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Software Enables New-Age, Flexible Test Solution for Analog and Digital Radios
Radios are a staple of naval operations but their standards must change to keep up with the times.
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A folded zoom lens, miniature rotary encoders, starter generator control, and more.
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Defeating Commercial Drone Threats with Software Defined Radio
Drones are useful technology; however, some seek to exploit the technology with bad intent.
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Spectrum Processing Subsystems
The subsystems enable the development and deployment of electronic warfare and signal intelligence.
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Electronic Warfare: Vying for Control of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
A plethora of new, dynamic threats flood the EW spectrum, pushing threat detection and analysis to keep pace.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Replacing Multiple RF Receivers with Just One Using Channelization
Channelization has made it possible to use one radio receiver to listen to many different radio stations simultaneously.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
The Role of Prototype/Test Systems in Next-Generation C5ISR Development
For SOSA/HOST systems, there are chassis platforms for development that provide relatively cost-effective, versatile, and powerful solutions.
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Software-Defined Analog Filters: A Paradigm Shift in Radio Filter Performance and Capability
In many applications, conventional filters fall short.
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SDR Interface for the NeXtRAD Multistatic Radar System
Learn about the multistatic data that can be collected on maritime targets.
Articles Aerospace
Defeating Commercial Drone Threats with Open-Source SDR
With the emergence of highly capable, low-cost, wirelessly controlled drones, bad actors can easily execute disruptive operations.
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Ruggedized Software Defined Radio Solutions Pixus Technologies (Waterloo, Ontario) has developed ruggedized versions of commercial software defined radios. The RX310, the first in the series of small form factor ruggedized...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
New RF Strategies for Software Radio
Software defined radio system engineers can now exploit new technology to perform digital signal processing much closer to the antenna than ever before. Various strategies include the latest wideband data...
Articles Data Acquisition
Optimizing DSP Techniques for Antenna Site Software Radio
Many applications can benefit from pushing software radio functions up the mast to the antenna as a viable alternative to traditional rack-mounted receiver systems. New technology offers...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Software Defined Radio Enables Flexible Communications for NASA
Communication is key to just about any endeavor. NASA’s ability to update and modify communication capabilities to reflect the latest upgrades without impacts to mission time or...
Articles Test & Measurement
Testing Modern Radios
Several techniques are now being employed to ensure efficient communications across the chaotic radio spectrum. Chief among them is Software Defined Radio (SDR), which uses software to dynamically control communications...
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Dynamically Reconfigurable Software-Defined Radio for GNSS Applications
Historically, the military has used special- purpose Global Positioning System (GPS) radios for radio navigation. This has the disadvantage of locking users into fixed technology solutions designed to meet a fixed set of requirements. Software Defined Radios (SDR) have the...
Articles Test & Measurement
Using Software Defined Instruments to Address the Mixed-Signal Test Challenges of Today’s Software Defined Radios
Software Defined Radio (SDR) represents an important move forward for mobile and personal communications, promising a major...
Articles Aerospace
Demodulating Over-the-Air Communications
Today, modern radio designs have made a predominant shift to the software-defined radio architecture. From cellular handsets to military communications devices, the flexibility to use multiple wireless...
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Implementing a GPS Waveform Under the SCA
A continuing development effort focuses on implementation of a Global Positioning System (GPS) waveform under the Software Communications Architecture (SCA). [As used within the special technological...
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