Subsystems and Systems

Applied Radar Awarded MDA Phase 2 SBIR Contract

Applied Radar Inc. has been awarded a Phase 2 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract from the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop a “Wideband Subarray Digital Receiver/Exciter (DREX).” This contract builds upon Applied Radar’s on-going work with the MDA on radar receiver/exciter technology, and greatly expands the...
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SRC Secures FORESTER Contracts

SRC Inc. , formerly Syracuse Research Corp., recently received two contract awards with a total potential value of up to $12.3 M for its Foliage Penetrating, Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and Engagement Radar (FORESTER), a revolutionary airborne radar system that penetrates through foliage to track people and vehicles on the...
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High Linearity VGAs

8-1-hmc996lp_997lcHittite Microwave Corp., the world class supplier of complete MMIC based solutions for communication & military markets, announces the release of two new SMT packaged GaAs MMIC variable gain amplifiers (VGAs) which are ideal for VSAT, microwave radio, military, and test & measurement equipment applications from 5 to 27 GHz.


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In-Band Duplexer

In-bandDuplexerRenaissance Electronics has designed an in-band duplexer for LTE cell site applications. In a very compact footprint of 4.75” x 3.15”, the duplexer provides 30 dB of rejection between the Tx and Rx. The insertion loss is less than 1 dB.


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Circulator: 3G7BH

3G7bhoctav100Renaissance has designed a new octave band drop-in circulator, 3G7BH that covers a bandwidth of 5.2 to 11 GHz over -20 ° to +85° C. With insertion loss less than 0.95 dB over the entire band, the circulator is robust to handle 20 W of incident RF power. Return loss and isolation of 13 dB ensures better match to the RF circuitry where it's being placed.


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