New Era of DIGITAL BEAMFORMING Antenna Systems
IQ-Analog’s Antenna Processing Units (APU) bring digital processing advantages closer to the antenna and promise to revolutionize military communications, radar and EW systems with all new digital beamforming capabilities. Secure communications over wider and higher bandwidths in an increasingly complex spectrum environment is driving the need for software defined radios leveraging digital beamforming. Their state-of-the-art antenna processors offer Full Spectrum Conversion™ capabilities which enable limitless flexibility for software defined radios.
IQ-Analog
www.iqanalog.com
Calibration Kits
MEGA Industries offers a complete line of precision calibration kits compatible with Vector Network Analyzer systems. Traditional, Short-Short Load (SSL) style calibration kits utilize three impedance standards and one transmission standard to create a full two-port calibration. Also offered by MEGA is the Thru Reflect Line (TRL) two-port calibration kit, utilizes three standards to define the calibrated reference plane. Both style calibration kits are available in various sizes from WR28 through WR2300. All kits include ultra-high performance waveguide to coax transitions.
MEGA Industries
www.megaind.com
A11/B10 Series Cable Assemblies
MIcable A11/B10 series cable assemblies are specially designed for high-power, low loss, high shielding effectiveness applications. The maximum CW power handling is up to 3340 W at 1 GHz and 910 W at 10 GHz for A11 and 455 W at 18 GHz for B10, as well as typical insertion loss is 0.100 dB/m at 1 GHz and 0.361 dB/m at 10 GHz for A11 and 0.66 dB/m at 18 GHz for B10. They all have the shielding effectiveness less than −95 dB. Connectors A11: N, SC and 7/16 type; B10: N, TNC and 7/16 type.
MIcable
www.micable.cn
New Product Guide
Mini-Circuits released over 400 models in 2018, and the company continues to develop new products at a rapid clip. Stay up to date with the latest additions to the company’s lineup. Highlights in the Q2 2019 New Product Guide include new MMIC amplifiers, couplers and equalizers, waveguide bandpass filters, ultra-wideband connectorized passives and more.
Mini-Circuits
www.minicircuits.com
MAGTREX® High Impedance Laminates
MAGTREX®555 High Impedance Laminates are engineered PTFE composites intended for use at frequencies up to 500 MHz, primarily in antenna applications where they allow for substrate impedance match to free space. These laminates offer a miniaturization factor comparable to a material with a dielectric constant of 30, with an intrinsic impedance comparable to a material with dielectric constant of one. Designers now have the ability to produce electrically small antennas with bandwidth and efficiencies not previously possible.
Rogers Corp.
www.rogerscorp.com
Latest Signal Generator
The VSG60A is an affordable and agile streaming vector signal generator capable of frequencies up to 6 GHz. Featuring a low phase noise local oscillator with 200 µs switch time, the VSG60A is ideal for frequency-hopping spread spectrum testing. Capable of continuously streaming waveforms of virtually any size from your PC or laptop - including arbitrary I/Q sample rates from 12.5 kSPS to 51.2 MSPS - the VSG60A offers an unrivaled value at $2,350.
Signal Hound
https://signalhound.com/test-equipment/vsg60a/
High-Reliability Solutions
Skyworks recently announced new high-reliability solutions for demanding military and space applications with stringent operating requirements. These hermetically-sealed, broadband low-noise and impedance-matched amplifiers (SKYH22001 and SKYH22002) function in harsh environments and can be leveraged in a multitude of communication platforms. With all peripheral components integrated into an optimized ceramic QFN package, these devices simplify the design process and reduce board space while delivering robust performance for next-generation aerospace and defense applications such as satellites and avionics systems.
Skyworks Solutions Inc.
www.skyworksinc.com/Products/1186/LNAs_for_Radar_Applications_
2019 Multiport Handbook
The new Handbook shows, at 126 pages, in detail the solution of using multipin connectors. They are available in circular and rectangular shells of different sizes with 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 19, 23 or 37 coaxial inserts, terminating the coaxial cable assemblies at the multipin end, connecting all the coaxial cable assemblies at once and in seconds with no need of a torque wrench, no need for safety wires and using only minimum space.
Spectrum Elektrotechnik GmbH
www.spectrum-et.com
New ATC Rotary Joint Family
A new family of ATC rotary joints from SPINNER delivers superior performance, greater reliability and longer service. These products can be supplied as required with either contactless power modules for up to 300 W or conventional slip rings. An added benefit is that they are plug-and-play solutions, which dramatically reduces downtimes for maintenance: it takes only 10 minutes to replace the slip ring without the need to remove the entire rotary joint from the platform, thus increasing total on-air time.
SPINNER
www.spinner-group.com
New Clarity Series
Times Microwave introduces its new Clarity™ Series of 18, 26.5 and 40 GHz coax test cables. Clarity™ boasts steel torque, crush and overbend protection with abrasion resistance - while not compromising flexibility. The cable is ultra-stable through 40 GHz with exceptionally low attenuation. The design includes an ergonomic, injection molded strain relief and Times’ new, SureGrip™ coupling nut to significantly improve the user’s everyday experience. Clarity™ is appropriate for use as VNA test port extension, R&D lab, production test or system interconnect cables.
Times Microwave Systems
www.timesmicrowave.com
