 Two Sides of the DoD Coin: Budgets Slashed, UAV Market Soars
By Fred Ortiz, President
dB Control
As we embark on a new year, imminent cuts to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) budget are top of mind for those of us in the military electronics market. At a recent House Armed Services Committee hearing, the nation’s military chiefs cited a $600 billion defense cut as “catastrophic to the military” and having a “severe and irreversible impact.”
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LightSquared:
The Show’s Over
…Or Should Be
By Barry Manz
There are a lot of very technically astute people at the Federal Communications Commission. Many have decades of experience at every level of RF and microwave technology. How then might LightSquared’s proposal for a satellite/terrestrial LTE network have ever gotten past its first hurdle? Even a cursory inspection of the plan, in which the company's network would operate extremely close to GPS frequencies at L-band, makes interference to GPS devices almost a certainty. Read More...
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 High Power Front End Module
Model RF5605 is a 1 x 1 MIMO module specified to address IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi 2.4 to 2.5 GHz customer premises equipment (CPE) applications. The module has an integrated three-stage linear power amplifier, Tx harmonic filtering, and SPDT switch.
RFMD
 Surface Mount Directional Coupler
Model DBTC-17-5LX+ is a surface mount directional coupler with a frequency range from 50 to 2000 MHz and 17 dB coupling. Features include very flat coupling, temperature stable (LTCC base), all welded construction, and leads attached for better solderability.
Mini-Circuits
 C-Band Radar Transistor
IGN5259M40 is an internally pre-matched GaN HEMT. This part is designed for C-band radar applications operating over the 5.2 to 5.9 GHz instantaneous frequency band. Specified operation is with Class AB bias.
Integra Technologies
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| Time Warner Cable Mobile Hotspot Connects Up to Eight Users |
Time Warner Cable's IG2 Personal Mobile Hotspot can connect up to eight other Wi-Fi devices and is made by Sierra Wireless. Both the IG2 and its predecessor, IntelliGo, are very small, measuring only 2.67 x 2.67 x 0.68 in. thick, and have a 1.6 in. LCD display. The mobile hotspot includes both WiMAX and 3G CDMA connections, supposedly covers up to 150 ft. either indoors or outdoors, and its Wi-Fi capability extends to IEEE 802.11n. The IG2 is available for TWC business and residential customers for $49.99 with a two-year agreement. It can be expanded with the 32 Gbyte microSD card and battery life is between four and six hours. TWC says the device boots up about 35% faster than its predecessor as well.
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MILITARY MICROWAVE DIGEST |
•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
• Establishing An RF Safety Program
Topics include basic RF safety, standards, monitoring instruments, performing an emitter inventory, and the steps required to create a program.
Narda Safety Test Solutions
• 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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