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The Multidimensional Alan Borck
By Charles Alan Borck, Founder, RLC Electronics |
Charles Alan Borck, founder of RLC Electronics in Mt. Kisco, NY, died on March 1 at 87.
No one who ever did business with Alan Borck would ever consider him indecisive or indirect. While he was a man of few words, they were always what he believed to be the truth, like them or not. Alan was a stand-up guy, and a very bright one as well.
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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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 High Power Duplexers and Triplexers
A new line of high power duplexers and triplexers designed for 4G LTE build-out has been released. It includes the Model FD2001 DIN-R Duplexer, Model FT2001 DIN-R Triplexer, and Model FT2001(D) DIN-R Dual Triplexer.
Trilithic RF & Microwave
 Versatile New LNAs
Two packaged low noise amplifier (LNA) gain blocks deliver cost-effective high performance over very broad bandwidths of 50 MHz to 4 GHz. They combine very high linearity with very low noise figures, making them ideal for high-performance wireless infrastructure.
Triquint Semiconductor
 Precision Coaxial Connectors Precision Coaxial Connectors
A new line of precision coaxial connectors for semi-rigid and flexible cables is now available. Interfaces include Type N, Type N Right Angle, SMA and TNC connectors that provide excellent VSWR from DC to 18 GHz. Stainless steel passivated construction.
Vida RF
 Modular WLAN 802.11ac Test System
A new test system based on the company’s PXI 3000 Series modular instrumentation has been designed to offer measurements over a 160 MHz bandwidth at operating frequencies up to 6 GHz. It is particularly suited for making R&D, design verification, and production measurements on WLAN devices based on the IEEE 802.11ac standard.
Aeroflex Limited
 Signal Analyzer Frequency Options
Two new frequency options for the N9000A CXA X-Series signal analyzers provide a low-cost solution for essential microwave signal characterization up to 13.6 and 26.5 GHz. Features include quick measurement of spurs and harmonics due to the CXA’s speed and DANL performance.
Agilent Technologies
 Hand-Flex™ Coaxial Cable
The 141-20SM+ Hand-Flex coaxial cable is ideal for interconnection of coaxial components or sub-systems. The construction includes a silver-plated copper clad steel center conductor which maintains the shape after bending. Frequency coverage is DC to 18 GHz.
Mini-Circuits
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November 2012
Hurricane Sandy No Match for MPD
 The fact that Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on 90 percent of our office staff (I was the only one who had power and utilities), not to mention the devastation to our home states of New York and New Jersey, was a bit daunting, to say the least. As it happened, electricity and phone service was restored to our office on Thursday after the storm, but not Internet, email, or our FTP site. Those last three things are must-haves when you’re putting out a magazine. The next day, our senior production editor, Erin, traveled on gas fumes to the office and set up her phone as a wireless hot spot, which solved most of our problems. I was able to send her my last scraps of editorial material, and we began to contact advertisers who had not been able to send their material to our FTP site, informing them that they could send it to Erin’s email address. Success!
We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank those of you who contacted us personally to express your concern about our safety. We are in fine shape compared to so many who lost homes, businesses, or — most tragically — their lives, or the lives of loved ones.
We thank you all for your support.
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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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