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“Be Very Careful”
By Tom Kurian, President & CEO, Renaissance Electronics Corp. |
“Be very careful” — a mother’s passing comment to her kids as they head outside. The words describe a way of living that is precise, accurate, and deliberate. It involves both forethought and a heightened sense of awareness. I wrote this to build awareness in companies involved in manufacturing and trading products for defense and Sat-Com programs.
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 Another Sad Moment For the FCC
By Barry Manz
A significant number of rooftop antenna sites owned primarily by wireless carriers exceed FCC public and occupational exposure limits, make it impossible for workers to avoid standing in front of antennas, and are inadequately posted with warnings and barriers. Read More...
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 New 6-Bit Digital Phase Shifter
The MAPS-011008 is a digital phase shifter for C-band radar applications. It facilitates easy implementation in communication antennas, phased array radars, and weather radars, and was designed specifically for 5.0 to 6.0 GHz applications.
M/A-Com Technology Solutions
 DC Block Power Dividers & Combiners
Series DCB-1020 is an in phase power divider/combiner with high isolation, small size and superior performance in a single package. These units utilize microstrip construction with blocking capacitors on all ports except those that are intended to pass DC.
RLC Electronics
 Surface Mount Bandpass Filter
CBP-1307C+ is a ceramic-coaxial-resonator based bandpass filter in a shielded package fabricated using SMT technology. Frequency range is from 1215 to 1400 MHz. It offers outstanding close in rejection, low insertion loss and high power handling.
Mini-Circuits
 CW Immune, ERDLVA
Model ERDLVA-218-CW-LPD-100 is a CW immune, extended range detector logarithmic video amplifier (ERDLVA) designed for ultra low DC power consumption. It operates over the 2.0 to 18.0 GHz frequency range and offers a log slope of 77mV/dB into a 100 ohm video load.
PMI
 UHF Input Test Coupler
The company provides a UHF input test coupler for one of the payloads in the newly launched Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-1) satellite. Insertion loss is 0.12 dB max.; coupling is 30 dB typ.; directivity is 15 dB; and VSWR is 1.25:1.
Delta Microwave
 High Power Amplifier Module
Model BBM5K8CKT is a 2500 to 6000 MHz amplifier guaranteed to deliver 100W output power and related RF performance under all specified temperature and environmental conditions. It is suitable for broadband jamming and high power linear applications in the S/C bands.
EMPower RF Systems
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 Headlines: Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
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By Crystek Corporation
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SMT Frequency Synthesizer
The LX-130-XA is a surface-mount frequency synthesizer operating from 118 to 130 MHz and featuring exceptionally low phase noise (<-142 dBc/Hz @ 100 KHz) when locked to a 10 MHz external reference. It can also be programmed to utilize either 10 or 25 KHz step sizes via 3-wire serial programming. Other features include output power of +7 dBm, low spurious rejection (<-70 dBc), and low harmonic suppression (<-40 dBc). Its surface-mount package measures just 0.75 x 0.75 x 0.15".
EM RESEARCH |
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C-Band TX/RX Assembly
A complete TX/RX assembly operating in the C-band frequency range features a custom designed suspended substrate filter integrated with other components such as a circulator, isolator, directional coupler, SPDT switch, and limiter. Primarily used in cabling systems, this assembly helps optimize the relationship between the transmit and receive portions of the system. In addition, it helps maximize receiver sensitivity, reduce loss and improve the overall system performance.
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Broadband Bi-directional Amplifier
Model TTRM1010 bi-directional amplifier increases the RF power output of transceivers in remotely-controlled mobile robots, small UAVs, and voice, data, and video surveillance or communications networks while increasing receive performance, dramatically expanding the host system’s range. It delivers 5 W typical (+37 dBm) RF output from 30 MHz to 3 GHz in a compact, rugged enclosure measuring only 3.25 x 2 x 1", and operates from +9 to +30 VDC.
TRIAD RF SYSTEMS, INC. |
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Integrated Power Management IC
The DA9063 is said to be the most powerful and most integrated configurable power management IC (PMIC) for ARM® quad-core and dual-core application processors. It can deliver up to 12A from its six DC/DC converters.
Dialog Semiconductor |
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Coaxial Bandpass Filter
The NBP-1560+ is a band pass filter built in a rugged connectorized package. Covering a pass band of 1500 to 1620 MHz, these units offer good matching within the pass band and high rejection. It has consistent performance across temperature.
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Liquid Tight Break-Thru Plugs
HEYCo-molded™ Liquid Tight Break-Thru Plugs are designed for use in panels as thin as .020” and as thick as .063" and mounting hole diameters of .500 to 1.093". These co-molded nylon and elastomer parts function as liquid tight plugs or liquid tight bushings.
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Highly Stable TCXO
The TT-VT4000CT is a highly stable TCXO that has a tight stability in a smaller size. It is a temperature compensated oscillator with stability of
+/-0.14 ppm over -10 to +70ºC. Frequency range is 10.00 to 40.00 MHz and generates a clipped sine output.
Tellurian Technologies |
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Updated System Simulation Software
A new version of the LINC2 VSA (Visual System Architect) system simulation software has been released. Version 1.12 adds new system components and behavioral models to the VSA’s Components menu. A new mixer model derived from actual measured mixer performance parameters is now part of the list of available components. This new version also offers advanced spectrum analysis of non-linear simulations, including simultaneous plots or accumulated spectra from multiple simulations.
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MILITARY MICROWAVE DIGEST |
•Directivity and VSWR Measurements
Return loss and VSWR measurements are complicated by the finite performance of the directional device used to measure the reflected power. The only accurate and convenient way to make return loss measurements is with a well matched high directivity directional coupler or bridge.
Marki Microwave
•Switch Solutions for Systems with Low PIM Requirements
Dow-Key Microwave has invested in R&D for new RF switch products designed specifically to reduce intermodulation (IM) in coaxial switches.
Dow-Key Microwave
• How to Specify RF and Microwave Filters
Covers cavity, ceramic, LC, crystal and helical filters.
Anatech Electronics
• Mounting Considerations for Medium Power Surface-Mount RF Devices
Covers all factors that must be considered when mounting SMT devices.
TriQuint Semiconductor
• Biasing MMIC Amplifiers
How to bias MMICs along with theory and techniques.
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