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When you are in a highly specialized field such as ours, finding and sharing pertinent information with others in the community is critical in keeping microwave professionals informed and up to date. Online networking tools make the job of sharing indu...
We live in the Recommendation Age, the natural extension of the Information Age. With all the clutter on the internet, who helps us decide what to read? Well… you do. We watch videos our friends e-mail us, attend events our friends invite us to, and read news our friends...
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Coming in March and April 2010

Here's a pre-view of the editorial planned for the ever popular Test & Measurement issue and Cable & Connector supplement coming in March as well as a look ahead at the Annual MTT-S IMS show issue coming in April.
This year, Microwave Journal ’s editorial focus will be on the microwave supply chain. Our reporting will consider trends in part specification, marketing and procurement as well as the relationship between suppliers and end-users, as this topic relates to the monthly theme. Availability of nonlinear device models has always...
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Ultra Long Life Mechanical RF Switches

Prior to developing its mechanical switch product line, Mini-Circuits was a significant purchaser of mechanical switches for use in ATE for internal automated production test facilities. These switches were made using a combination of springs and solenoids, and most operated for less than 1 million cycles or approximately 50...
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Rohde & Schwarz Validates LTE Test Cases at GCF

Rohde & Schwarz claims to be the first and only test and measurement equipment supplier to successfully validate LTE test cases with the Global Certification Forum (GCF). A first set of test cases of the 3GPP 36.523 specification were presented and approved for validation on the R&S®CMW500 wideband radio...
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Carlisle Interconnect Technologies Signs Agreements with Airbus

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies signed two long-term supply agreements with Airbus on January 13 th in Toulouse, France. Under the first agreement, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies will supply (DR) style airframe wire and cable to Airbus. This culminates a multi‐year qualification effort by Carlisle Interconnect Technologies to gain approval for all...
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