Measurement Journal












The Agilent Measurement Journal is a quarterly technical publication that provides today’s engineers with the information they need to stay ahead of the competition and on top of the latest technologies, trends and Agilent measurement solutions. It covers a wide range of industries, including aerospace and defense, wireless communications and industrial, and feature articles with significant contributions from Agilent engineers in the fields of electronics as well as life sciences and chemical analysis.

Agilent Technologies Inc.,
Santa Clara, CA (800) 829-4444, www.agilent.com/go/journal.

RS No. 310

Systems Brochure

AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation’s newest brochure highlights the company’s systems’ capabilities and ARCell Pre-compliance Test Systems. AR has the capabilities to customize systems to solve RF and EMC test problems with power and frequency from 10 kHz to 45 GHz. The ARCell systems are out-of-the-box immunity and emissions test systems that perform pre-compliance testing to IEC 61000-4-3 requirements as well as other industry specific standards.

AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation,
Souderton, PA (215) 723-8181, www.ar-worldwide.com.

RS No. 311

Product Catalog

The “What’s New at AVX” catalog highlights more than 18,000 new parts and 60 new product families introduced in 2006. The catalog includes new capacitors, circuit protection, filters, RF/microwave, integrated passives, resistive devices, timing devices, module devices and connectors that provide design solutions for a wide variety of applications. The catalog contains 62 product families as well as details on new software and literature.

AVX Corp., Myrtle Beach, SC (843) 448-9411, www.avx.com.

RS No. 312

Course Catalog

The 2007 General Course catalog includes detailed outlines of over 100 specialized training courses available to professionals in the RF and wireless industry. Instructor biographies are included as well as a listing of courses grouped by subject area. All courses can be ordered for presentation at individual company facilities.

Besser Associates, Mountain View, CA (650) 949-3300, www.besserassociates.com.

RS No. 313

Product Catalog

This catalog features the company’s Johnson® Type N connectors that meet or exceed the performance requirements of MIL-PRF-39012. All designs are based on a 50 W system impedance per MIL-STD-348 and operate at frequencies up to 11 GHz minimum. All contacts are plated with 50 micro-inches of gold for good durability and high frequency performance. Applications include: antennas, base stations, cable assemblies, microwave radio, RF and microwave components.

Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions, Johnson Division, Waseca, MN (800) 247-8256, www.emersonnetworkpower.com/connectivity.

RS No. 314

Product Brochure

This product catalog details the company’s design and production of a complete line of voltage-controlled oscillators in a variety of packages that cover the frequency range of 5 MHz to 12 GHz. The intra-company design standards set for the military grade product line carry over to the commercial product line providing a rugged unit capable of withstanding vibration, shock, temperature and other environmental extremes.

Emhiser Micro-Tech,
Verdi, NV (775) 345-0461, www.emhiser.com/vco.

RS No. 315

Designer’s Guide

The 12th edition Designer’s Guide catalog for 2007 includes full specifications for 482 components, 91 new RFIC and MMIC product data sheets, quality/reliability, application and packaging/
layout information. New for 2007 the two-volume catalog format now includes: Volume 1: Amplifiers, Control Devices & Power Detectors; and Volume 2: Data Converters, Frequency Generation, Mixers & Modulators. To request a 2007 catalog two-volume set, visit www.hittite.com and select the “Submit Inquiry” button.

Hittite Microwave Corp.,
Chelmsford, MA (978) 250-3343, www.hittite.com.

RS No. 316

Product Catalog

The 2007 test and measurement product catalog serves as a desktop reference guide that offers details and specifications on the company’s general-purpose and sensitive sourcing and measurement products, DC switching, RF switching and measurement, data acquisition solutions, semiconductor test systems and optoelectronics test hardware. Tutorials simplify choosing solutions for specific applications. To request a free copy of the 2007 catalog, visit www.keithley.com/pr/065.

Keithley Instruments Inc.,
Cleveland, OH (800) 688-9951, www.keithley.com.

RS No. 317

Short Form Catalog

The microwave and millimeter-wave conversion products short-form catalog features a sampling of the company’s latest state-of-the-art mixers, image rejection mixers, modulators, multipliers and custom products. There are also sections discussing quality assurance, manufacturing flow diagrams, MITEQ’s Space Heritage and options available to the customer.

Hauppauge, NY (631) 436-7400, www.miteq.com.


RS No. 318

Product Selection Guide

This product selection guide features the company’s precision, high frequency connectors and adaptors that operate in a frequency range from DC to 50 GHz. The brochure provides selection tables that include electrical and mechanical specifications for the new 2.4 mm, 2.92 mm and 3.5 mm, precision SMA and SSMA families. Connectors are available in flanges or thread-in configurations. A family of push-on adaptors in N, SMA, 2.4, 2.92 and 3.5 is offered to facilitate testing in lab environments.

Response Microwave Inc.,
Framingham, MA (978) 456-9184, www.responsemicrowave.com.

RS No. 319

Solutions Guide

The RF cable assembly solutions guide features three easy steps to building cables. WiFi connectors are indicated. RF Cable Assemblies division of RF Industries (RFI) offers custom coaxial cable assemblies. It also fabricates a full line of standard cable assemblies, shown in the RF Connectors Catalog. A connector ID chart is also included in the solutions guide. The guide is also available on a CD-ROM.

RF Industries,
San Diego, CA (858) 549-6340, www.rfindustries.com.

RS No. 320

Selection Guide

This 36-page product selection guide features new RF products for existing and emerging RF markets, and catalog parts ranging from signal source and signal processing components, and the company’s amplifiers—which include patented active-bias gain blocks, LNAs, award-winning WiMAX amplifiers, LDMOS and others. Also look for new passive devices from Premier Devices and new ISM transceiver and networking solutions from Micro Linear.

>Sirenza Microdevices,
Broomfield, CO (303) 327-3030, www.sirenza.com.

RS No. 321

Product Selection Guide

This selection guide highlights the various products from recent acquisitions of Amplifonix, FSY Microwave, Magnum Microwave, Q-bit, Salisbury Engineering and Radian Technologies. Products covered include RF amplifiers, power amplifiers, mixers, VCOs/
DROs and attenuators. Featured microwave filters include lumped element, waveguide, tubular and cavity filters, and suspended substrates. Microwave systems include integrated assemblies, switched filter banks, frequency multipliers and synthesizers.

Spectrum Microwave Inc.,
Palm Bay, FL (888) 553-7531, www.specwave.com.

RS No. 327

Product Brochure

This brochure has been updated to reflect the expansion of the extra-durable Storm Flex™ miniature cable line to include a larger, 0.160" diameter cable that is a high strength flexible replacement for RG-402 semi-rigid cable. Mechanical, electrical product specifications; competitive analysis graphs for VSWR, phase, insertion loss vs. flexure; applications; and complete ordering information are also included.

Storm Products–Microwave,
Woodridge, IL (630) 754-3300, www.stormproducts.com/microwave.

RS No. 322

Selection Guide

The microwave switches selection guide features 20 families of coaxial switches and relays in a tabular format. The guide, designed to help engineers quickly choose a product, now features schematic drawings for all switches and relays. The 24-page digest provides detailed information about the switches and relays, which span the range from DC to 26.5 GHz and cover SPDT up to SP8T and transfer switches.

Teledyne Relays,
Hawthorne, CA (800) 284-7007, www.teledynerelays.com.

RS No. 323

Capabilities Brochure

This brochure details how Tera­beam/HXI and BTP Systems have joined forces to provide customers the best choice for repair and refurbishment of complete radar, RF communications and SATCOM systems. Collectively, its employees have served this industry successfully for over 30 years. This repair and refurbishment vendor possesses a high level of skills in electromechanical, RF, microwave and millimeter-wave systems.

Terabeam/HXI,
Haverhill, MA (978) 521-7300, www.terabeam-hxi.com.

RS No. 324

Product Catalog

This catalog provides the latest technical information and a comprehensive listing of the company’s robust line of quick connect electrical terminals. FASTON quick connect electrical terminals are a popular connection method for a number of OEM electronics applications in a wide range of industries. FASTON quick connect electrical terminals are used extensively in industrial and commercial electronics for power connections in wire harnesses and printed circuit boards.

Tyco Electronics Corp.,
Harrisburg, PA (800) 522-6752, www.tycoelectronics.com.

RS No. 325

Commercial Amplifiers Brochure

The Tyco Electronics M/A-COM commercial amplifier brochure covers the most widely used plastic packaged solutions for wireless applications such as WiMAX, WLAN, cellular infrastructure, RFID, cordless and mobile. It contains an easy to use selection guide sorted by frequency with full parametric data.

Tyco Electronics M/A-COM,
Lowell, MA (800) 366-2266, www.macom.com.

RS No. 326