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Interconnect Advances Fuel Technology Growth
By Orwill Hawkins, Vice President of Marketing, LadyBug Technologies |
With increased frequencies, higher data rates, and lower noise levels, the microwave industry serves as a leader in technological capability. Demand for quality interconnects has increased right along with other higher-performance areas in the industry.
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| MILITARY MICROWAVE DIGEST |
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 E-Band Active X5 Multiplier
Model SFA-743843516-12SF-N1 is an E-band X5 active multiplier with center frequency at 79 GHz with minimum +/-5 GHz operational bandwidth. It converts 14.8 to 16.8 GHz/+5 dBm input signal to deliver 74 to 84 GHz frequency band with more than +16 dBm power.
Sage Millimeter
 Hand-Flex™ Coaxial Cable
Covering DC to 12.5 GHz, this 8” coaxial cable, 141-8SMNB+, has a bulkhead Female Type-N connector at one end and SMA-Male at the other. Features include low loss, excellent return loss, hand formable, and an 8mm bend radius for tight installations.
Mini-Circuits
 Phase Trimmer Series
This new phase trimmer series is designed for RF applications where phase match between two cables is needed for proper system performance. Phase trimmers, offered from DC to 50 GHz, will give an accurate phase adjustment over a specified frequency range.
RLC Electronics
 Planar Monolithics Industries
Model PTRAN-100M18G-SFB-3UVPX-MAH is a transceiver covering the frequency range of 100 MHz to 18 GHz. The transceiver fits into a 3U Open VPX form factor utilizing the high speed VITA 67 RF connector.
Planar Monolithics Industries
 SMT High-Power Attenuators
Now available with full design support capabilities are three new SMT high-power attenuators from Anaren. These 30 to 50W devices are high-performance, high-power chip attenuators covering DC to 3.0 GHz and feature high return loss and small footprints.
Richardson RFPD
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 Friday, April 18, 2014 - Featured Cover Products |
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By Pablo Perez-Lara, Aeroflex
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By Frost & Sullivan
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By Renaissance Electronics & Communications
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By Michael Brewster, Director of Business Development, Times Microwave Systems
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By Norm Brodeur, TRU Corporation
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By Karen Hoppe, Editor, Microwave Product Digest
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Size 8 Coaxial Cable Assemblies
Designed using the company’s proven SMPM interface, these Size 8 contacts provide the ability to blind-mate multiple coaxial cable assemblies using a cost-effective, industry standard D-subminiature connector for module to module applications. Performance is outstanding for frequencies to 65 GHz and an edge-launch, surface-mount PCB-mounted contact is also available.
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Multiple Input Wideband Up- and Downconverters
This new Multiple Input Ku- and Ka-band series of block up- and downconverters greatly simplify outdoor hub antenna RF converters’ layout and significantly improves system performance. One multiple input converter combines either two or three independent outdoor converters into one antenna mount package.
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Precision Between-Series Adapters
Between-series Size 8 to SMA adapters feature a frequency range from DC to 18 GHz, VSWR of 1.15:1 maximum and body and contact that are heat treated beryllium copper, gold plated. Dielectric is PTFE (Teflon), O-rings are fluorosilicone rubber, epoxy captivated.
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•The Design of Ultra Narrowband Amplifiers Using Small-Signal Varactor Upconverters
This paper presents a method of realizing tunable microwave amplifiers with ultra narrow bandwidths that can be less than 0.5% by the use of a varactor up-converter (UC).
Planar Monolithics
•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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SEARCH MPD’S EXTENSIVE DATABASE! |
 In Defense of DARPA; Lamenting Bell Labs
By Barry Manz
A federal agency like DARPA is a sitting duck for politicians and assorted other critics. It has come up with some truly bizarre programs over years that ultimately either delivered no tangible results, were canceled before they could cause any damage, or attempted to answer questions that nobody was asking or needed answers to. Read More...
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