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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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RF & Microwave Electronics

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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Electric Field Probe

The FL740 electric field probe from AR (Souderton, PA) uses an internal microprocessor to offer linearization, control, and communication functions. The FL7040 communicates through glass fiber optic cables, up to 100 meters...

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RF Antenna Switches

California Eastern Laboratories (Santa Clara, CA) offers two RF antenna switches based on the same chip die: the uPG2413T6M and the uPG2413T6Z. The small, single pole triple throw, SP3T switches, designed by Renesas...

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RF/IF Digitizer

ZTEC Instruments (Albuquerque, NM) and Astronics DME Corp. (East Aurora, NY) have developed the ZR8441 RF/IF digitizer. The digitizer comes standard with a full-featured, on-instrument spectrum analyzer. Technical specifications...

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AC-to-DC Converter

BC Systems (Setauket, NY) has launched the BC-751, an eight-output, 800W AC-to-DC converter, designed to power solid-state RF amplifiers in airborne Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) applications. The BC-751 accepts a...

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ISM Band Transceiver

RF Micro Devices (Greensboro, NC) introduces the ML2730, a single-chip integrated Frequency Shift Keyed (FSK) transceiver with integrated power amplifier (PA) and low noise amplifier (LNA). The ML2730 covers 900 MHz, 2.4...

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Microwave Energy Transmission for Aircraft

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are used in many applications to gather intelligence without risking human lives. These aircraft, however, have limited flight time because of their reconnaissance...

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Frequency Synthesizer

Phase Matrix (San Jose, CA) offers the 20 GHz QuickSynTM microwave synthesizer that covers the 0.5- to 20-GHz frequency range (extendable down to 0.2 GHz) with 0.001-Hz resolution. The product provides major modulation...

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Reference Oscillator

Crystek (Fort Myers, FL) has introduced the RF Pocket Reference Oscillator (RFPRO Series), a frequency control product that integrates a complete True SineWave SAW (surface acoustic wave) oscillator in a rugged SMA housing....

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Power Supply Capacitors

Spectrum Advanced Specialty Products (Fairview, PA) offers Switch Mode Power (SMP) Supply capacitors with MIL-PRF-49470 approval for military QPL offerings. Designed to withstand temperatures ranging from -55 to 125 °C,...

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