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Keeping Pace With Military Radio and SDR Technology
There are two absolute truths about wireless military radios. The first is that wireless military radios must be accurate and reliable in mission-critical applications to guarantee the safety...
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Measuring Radar Cross Section with Handheld VNAs
Radar cross section (RCS) is the measure of an object's ability to reflect radar signals in the direction of the radar receiver, i.e. it is the measure of the ratio of backscatter per steradian...
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Maintaining Mobility
Fuel is one of the top three logistics drivers on the battlefield, along with water and ammunition. Fuel powers the vehicles that mobilize troops and keep communications and supply chains running, and is used in the...
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Making A Case for Modified COTS
In 1992 the Department of Defense (DOD) was exploring ways to reduce the procurement costs and delivery times of equipment purchases having to meet military standards. The development, documentation and...
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Handheld RF Vector Network Analyzers
Anritsu Company (Morgan Hill, CA) has introduced the MS202xB/MS203xB VNA Master™ series handheld RF vector network analyzers (VNAs). With frequency coverage from 500 kHz to 4/6 GHz, and featuring...
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RF Energy Harvesting Kit
Powercast Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA) has introduced its Lifetime Power® Energy Harvesting Development Kit for Battery Charging. The kit features near-lossless energy storage and efficient charging via the THINERGY®...
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RF and Universal Frequency Counter/Timer
Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, CA) has introduced the Agilent 53200 RF and universal frequency counter/timer series, the first frequency counters with LXI Class C compliance. The Agilent 53200 RF and...
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Harnessing FPGAs for Beamforming Software Radio Systems
Over the past 20 years, software defined radio techniques have not only revolutionized radar and communications systems, but they have also boosted system performance levels. One of the...
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Rad-Hard Synchronous Buck Regulators
Modular Devices, Inc. (Shirley, NY) has announced the availability of compact Proton Rad Hard 100K+™ high efficiency synchronous buck regulators. The Model 5080 delivers reliable onboard low voltage DC...
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Low Noise Advances in RF & Microwave Signal Analysis Platforms
Spectrum measurements are essential to RF and microwave testing. The newer signal analyzers available today deliver performance far better than those of just a few years ago. The...
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RF Test Set
ZTEC Instruments (Orlando, FL) has furthered its expansion into the RF Test Equipment market with the introduction of the ZT8101 RF Test Set. The ZT8101 Test Set is comprised of three unique PXI instruments, the ZT8441 RF/IF...
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LDMOS Power Transistor
Richardson Electronics (LaFox, IL) has announced the availability of Freescale Semiconductor’s MRFE6VP6300H/HS, the first 50V, 300W LDMOS power transistor that delivers its full rated gain and power even after...
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Wireless Products Catalog
Times Microwave Systems (Wallingford, CT) has announced the availability of the 15th edition of the LMR® Wireless Products Catalog. The new catalog includes the entire range of LMR® cables including LMR-DB; LMR-FR;...
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RF-to-Digital μModule Receivers
Linear Technology (Milpitas, CA) has introduced the LTM9004 and LTM9005, two RF-to-digital μModule® receivers that integrate the key components for 3G and 4G base station receivers (WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, etc.)...
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Analog + Digital VGA
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) has introduced the MAX2062, a fully programmable, multistate, dual-channel, analog + digital IF/RF variable-gain amplifier (VGA). As with its predecessor, the single-channel...
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Radome-Packaged Antennas
Spectrum Advanced Specialty Products (Fairview, PA) has introduced new high performance radome antenna assemblies designed for Plug-n-Play use in ISM, Satellite and WiFi applications. The AR series antenna assemblies...
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Confocal Height Sensor
Newport Corporation (Irvine, CA) now has a confocal height sensor available for use with the company’s MRSI dispense systems. The chromatic confocal sensor allows measurements in a single axis, providing access to deep...
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180 Degree Hybrid Microwave Coupler
KRYTAR, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) has introduced a new 180 degree hybrid coupler that delivers 3 dB of coupling over the broadband frequency range of 1.0 GHz to 26.5 GHz in a single compact package. Hybrid...
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DC — 40 GHz Chip Termination
International Manufacturing Services, Inc. (IMS) (Portsmouth, RI) has announced the availability of their compact 0505 size chip termination rated at 25W characterized for DC to 40 GHz operation. The NDX-0505SG...
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Laser Transmitter Keeps an Eye on Earth’s Climate
Fibertek (Herndon, VA) has leveraged three Missile Defense Agency (MDA)-funded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards to develop a suite of laser products, one of which now forms the basis for an important space weather platform.
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Passive Devices Designed to Improve Signal-to-Noise Ratios in Defense Electronics
While power architectures of defense electronics are extremely diverse, all have common operational demands: they must be robust (shock, vibration, temperature...
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Reliable EMI Shielding Materials and RF Cable Assemblies Ensure High Performance for Handheld Test Instruments
While high-performance test equipment has been used successfully in the laboratory for many years, the trend is moving toward remote...
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Radio Telemetry System
Datapaq (Wilmington, MA) offers the Datapaq®TM21 radio telemetry system that uses radio-frequency technology to monitor and analyze thermal processes and temperature data in industrial-heating applications. Product and...
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Dipole Antennas
Antenna Factor (Merlin, OR) has announced 2.4 GHz models of its HW and HWR Series antennas. While the HW has a fixed base, the HWR option features an articulating base that allows the antenna to tilt 90° and rotate 360°. Both...
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RF Vector Network Analyzer
National Instruments (Austin, TX) has introduced the NI PXIe-5630 6 GHz two-port vector network analyzer (VNA), available in a compact, modular two-slot PXI architecture that allows engineers to perform parallel...
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Cable Connectors
The Times Advantage™ connector line from Times Microwave Systems (Wallingford, CT) has been extended to include four new type-716 DIN straight and right-angle EZ no-solder connectors for LMR-400 and LMR-600 cables. None of...
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Microwave Switch Platform
The EX71HD microwave switching platform from VTI Instruments (Irvine, CA) addresses applications that require non-latching relays and an operating range of up to 26.5 GHz. The switch can house up to 12 building blocks,...
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Dual-Band Antenna
Spectrum Advanced Specialty Products (Fairview, PA) introduces the Wi-FI Pro Dual Band Antenna, designed to provide full bandwidth across the ISM band and withstand noisy or electronically sensitive environments. Able to...
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RF Diagnostic Chamber
The R&S DST200 RF diagnostic chamber from Rohde and Schwarz (Columbia, MD) allows wireless device developers to perform reproducible, radiated RF measurements, including tests for self-interference, radiated emissions,...
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