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Strategy Analytics predicts a decline of 2.9 percent in 2009 for radio components in wireless handsets as a result of the global economic slowdown in its report, “Handset Radio Component Sales Forecast 2008 – Update.” The data table from the Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Components market research service...

There are many analyzers available in the market today. Some are very specialized, while others offer more generic radio measurement capability; some are called spectrum analyzers, while others are called signal analyzers. All measure and display frequency vs. amplitude. In our cost-conscious industry, you need to get the best...

The Advanced Circuit Materials (ACM) Division of Rogers Corp. will be exhibiting its RT/duroid® high frequency materials and its RO3000® and RO4000® laminates at the upcoming IEEE Radio & Wireless Symposium in San Diego, CA during Radio & Wireless Week, January 19-20, 2009. Featured RT/duroid materials on hand at...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a new HD Radio measurement application for its N9340B handheld RF spectrum analyzer. Agilent's HD Radio measurement application is the lowest-cost In-Band-On-Channel (IBOC) solution on the market with one-button auto tune and channel list functions. It supports NRSC-5 spectral emission limit masks and includes features...

Astrium , Europe's largest space company, has won an order to supply five state-of-the-art Maritime Advanced SATCOM Terrestrial Infrastructure System (ASTIS) wideband satellite communications terminals to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), with the contract enabling additional options to be exercised over the next nine months. The ASTIS terminal is...

Saab has received two serial production orders for the Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) for the Indian Advanced Light Helicopter, Dhruv. The combined value of these orders from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is approximately SEK 196 million. These two production orders follow initial orders for development and prototype deliveries...

The TDF Group has selected NEC Corp. as its supplier of DVB-T and DVB-H Broadcast Transmission equipment in France and the TDF Group's European affiliates. This new generation of NEC transmitters (either air-cooled or liquid-cooled, with power ranging from 30 W to 12 kW) will drive TDF's strategies of...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp. , has received a $1.6 M contract from Raytheon for the production of the Integrated Radio Frequency Assembly (IRA) used in the Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) UHF radio. The EPLRS radio provides a robust, on-the-move,...

Giga-tronics Inc. announced it received a $1.9 M order for microwave components from a major supplier of test and measurement equipment. The award for high performance YIG oscillators and signal processing modules will be fulfilled by Giga-tronics’ Microsource component manufacturing subsidiary located in Santa Rosa, CA. John Regazzi, CEO...

A line of high power, solid-state magnetron transmitter upgrade modules that can be used with all major transmitter technologies has been introduced by Diversified Technologies, Inc. of Bedford, Massachusetts. DTI PowerMod™ High Power Solid-State Magnetron Transmitters deliver peak RF powers of 3 to 50 kW and can drive magnetrons...