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Modern approaches to microwave systems have increased the need for phase matched coaxial cable sets. For example, instead of spinning a large radar antenna to generate a radar image, multiple stationary elements are electronically scanned to generate the radar image. Therefore, each element, or group of elements, is fed...

RFConnext has developed a new class of transmission line products based on its patent pending PMTL™ technology that is a highly scalable interconnect structure. These products can be designed for use in any band from DC to light. RFConnext has developed these products on low cost, flexible PCB materials...

The great diversity of commercially available annularly corrugated 7/8 inch feeder cables presents an increasing logistical challenge to users such as cable manufacturers, network operators and installation companies. Always selecting the right combination from the host of cables and connectors available and making sure that the selected combination is...

Product Guide Carlisle Interconnect Technologies has released its 2009 AccuPhase® Product Guide. AccuPhase is a complete line of low loss and phase stable coaxial cable for frequencies up to 40 GHz. AccuPhase, integrated with Carlisle’s RF/microwave connectors, was designed and engineered for the highest possible performance. Visit www.carlisleit.com/v2/catalogs.asp for...

CTIA WIRELESS 2009 is the largest and most comprehensive US tradeshow in the wireless industry, so it should be a prime show for the RF/microwave industry. It is the convergence of more than 1,200 exhibiting companies, dozens of industries, and over 40,000 professionals from 125 countries all working toward...

Characterization of digital communication systems and related RF hardware relies on complex test systems. These systems play a critical role in design and production performance evaluation. The building blocks of a digital communication system often require simultaneous time and frequency domain analyses, blurring the lines between the dedicated functions...

Lockheed Martin announced that the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing thermal vacuum testing at the company’s Sunnyvale, CA facilities. The US Air Force’s Advanced EHF system will provide global, highly secure, protected, survivable communications for warfighters operating on ground, sea and air...

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $16 M contract from the US Navy for production of five additional AN/UPX-24(V) interrogator sets for the US Navy and the Australian Navy. The AN/UPX-24(V) is a shipboard identification-friend-or-foe (IFF) processor system that is used to identify aircraft or ships equipped with an...

Raytheon Co.’s Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) at Thule Air Base, Greenland, has achieved a significant milestone on its path toward operational status, successfully tracking its first satellite in an operational space surveillance mission configuration. “It is impressive that this event was accomplished after only 31 hours of test...

The US Navy has awarded Raytheon Co. a $5.5 M contract for a technology maturation study of next-generation jammer capability. The Next Generation Jammer program will support the Navy’s airborne electronic attack requirements by developing innovative ways of tactical jamming against current and future threats from the EA-18G aircraft...