IN MY OPINION
Small is Bigger, Better and More Innovative?Small is Bigger, Better and More Innovative?

By Bob Pinato,
ICCS, LLC.


Here we are four years into the worldwide economic crisis, which to date has yielded one of the worst financial downturns the western world has seen since the 1930s, and still there is debate whether or not we are facing a long anticipated election year upturn. Military budgets are being scrutinized carefully for the proper balance between the costs for national security, secure jobs in key congressional districts, pet pork programs and the cost of the war efforts.

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FROM WHERE WE SIT

LightSquared:

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...


CURRENT ISSUE PRODUCTS


Lock-In Amplifier (LIA)
The fastest commercial LIA ever commercially produced, the UHFLI (Ultra-High Frequency Lock-in Amplifier) from Zurich Instruments performs measurements as high as 600 MHz – three times faster than any other current LIAs.

BNC Scientific

Coaxial Power Splitter/Combiner
The ZC9PD-172+ is a coaxial power splitter/combiner that is usable from 1100 to 1700 MHz. Features include low insertion loss (0.6 dB typ.), high isolation (18 dB typ.), and excellent output VSWR (1.2:1 typ.). Operating temperature range is -55 to +100ºC.

Mini-Circuits

WG-Series
This waveguide filter was designed to cover a narrow frequency band in order to facilitate point-to-point routing of data over the network. Units maintain low loss and high rejection. This unit covers narrow frequency bands above both 18 and 26.5 GHz.
RLC Electronics

Three-Section Narrowband Cavity Filter
From the new CS series, this 3-section narrowband cavity filter has a center frequency of 1521.5 MHz with an equiripple bandwidth of 2.6 MHz minimum, yielding an insertion loss of 3.0 dB maximum. VSWR is less than 1.5:1 over the passband.
K & L Microwave

S-1 HM™ Glass Fibers
When a leader in composite reinforced aluminum conductors for high voltage transmission lines wanted to produce a high-heat, low-sag alternative to conventional transmission cables, it chose S-1 HM glass fibers for the high-strength composite core of its new composite reinforced aluminum conductor. The innovative design is a cost-effective solution for improving transmission capacity, lowering line losses, limiting sag, and reducing the need for more transmission line infrastructure.
AGY

Class AB Amplifier
PM30-512-350 is a 350W, 30 to 512 MHz Class AB amplifier with 17 dB gain. It is 50% efficient, offers enable/disable, and is in a small outline: 4.1 x 6.4 x 1.8". Latest generation LDOMOS power transistors are used for highest MTBF.
PMT

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Switch Solutions for Systems with Low PIM Requirements
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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.
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Biasing MMIC Amplifiers
How to bias MMICs along with theory and techniques.
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