Articles by Microwave Journal

As essential building blocks to wireless communications networks, power amplifiers ride waves similar to that of the broader telecom markets. These devices are the critical link in the transmission and reception of all high power wireless signals and are found in every cell phone and cellular base station. Shipments...

Distributed antenna systems help make in-building wireless market a reality, says ABI Research. Prior to the development of in-building wireless (IBW) networks, in order to access the cellular network from inside a building, one had to hope that the local cellular carrier’s network could penetrate the exterior and interior...

The following booth numbers are complete as of April 15, 2004. Aluminum Flange Stock This aluminum waveguide flange stock is available in sizes ranging from WR22 to WR137 and double ridged sizes WRD 180, 580, 650 and 750. This 6063 extruded aluminum material precludes the need to broche corners...

Industry News Herley Industries Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Communication Techniques Inc. (CTI) for $15 M, in an all cash transaction. Herley will also assume certain of the company’s liabilities. CTI is located in Whippany, NJ. Spectrum Control Inc. announced that it has acquired all...

Right Tools CD This updated right tools CD provides dynamic product comparison tables, advisors and demos on the company’s digital multimeters, function generators, oscilloscopes, frequency counters, power supplies and software and connectivity. Agilent Technologies Inc., Palo Alto, CA (800) 829-4444, www.agilent.com . Amplifier Product Brochure This product brochure highlights...

Lockheed Martin has chosen Harris Corp. to be a key member of its team pursuing a US Air Force contract to develop the Space-based Radar (SBR) system. SBR is a transformational system being developed for the US Department of Defense (DoD) to provide global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)...

Northrop Grumman Corp. will help the US Air Force enhance the surveillance capabilities of aerial vehicles by embedding antennas in the primary load-bearing structures of composite aircraft wings. The new approach could lead to antennas as large as the surface area of a wing with enough sensitivity to simultaneously...

According to ABI Research, the possibility of obtaining consensus on a single ultrawideband (UWB) standard for wireless personal area networks (WPAN) has disappeared. There are two standards on the table, one proposed by Motorola and a couple of others, and the other proposed by nearly all the remaining industry...

High Frequency Techniques: An Introduction to RF and Microwave Engineering Joseph F. White Wiley-Interscience 502 pages; $94.95 ISBN: 0-471-45591-1 This book is intended for the undergraduate or graduate student who wishes to pursue a career in radio frequency and microwave engineering. It presumes that the student has access to...

The US Army Aviation and Missile Command has awarded Raytheon Co. a $127 M contract for the US Army and US Marine Corps Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) System. Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems will lead Team SLAMRAAM to develop, fabricate, integrate and test the SLAMRAAM system....