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Optimized for satellite LNBs, the BGA28xx products are also well suited for general purpose applications. These devices join other NXP discrete and integrated building blocks, including oscillators, amplifiers, switches, and biasing, to provide complete coverage for all LNB architectures. As a key benefit, the new BGA28xx gain blocks do...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced three enhanced methods for real-time radio frequency (RF) emitter geolocation using a network of Agilent N6841A RF Sensors. The new Agilent N6854A-AG1 software estimates position of a non-cooperative intermittent or short-duration RF signal using measurements from the sensor network and calculations using enhanced time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA)...

The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) selected Lockheed Martin as one of four companies that will compete for task orders to enhance situational awareness on US Navy ships, submarines and shore stations. The three-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has an $831 M ceiling value, with one...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced it is proudly celebrating its 20th anniversary with commemorative events planned at company locations throughout the year. RF Micro Devices was incorporated on February 27, 1991, and held its initial public offering on June 3, 1997. From its earliest days, RFMD has been...

In order to provide radio frequency test and measurement technology from a single source, HUBER+SUHNER and SPINNER have agreed to provide each other with parts of their measurement technology product range from 1 March 2011. HUBER+SUHNER will add SPINNER calibration components to its product range, and, in return, SPINNER...

NPO SvyazProekt (NPO SP) has signed a landmark deal with Newtec , the satellite communications company, to become its first third party repair center for Russia, Ukraine and other CIS countries. The agreement will cover all warranty and post-warranty repairs of Newtec equipment sold in the region. Nikolay Stolyarov,...

Xilinx and Nujira announced the first successful integration of envelope tracking (ET) technology with a third-party digital pre-distortion (DPD) solution running on an FPGA. The two companies have delivered a reference design for a cellular base station PA circuit with Nujira’s Coolteq.h envelope tracking modulator linearized by a Xilinx...

The flexibility of Rohde & Schwarz’ new R&S MMRS radiocommunications system allows armed forces to adapt the system and its configuration to diverse military mission scenarios, making the system equally suitable for use as field headquarters, a mobile ATC system, a radio station and a relay station. Field soldiers...

API Technologies Corp. , a provider of highly engineered systems, sub-systems and secure communications to the global defense and aerospace industries, announced the appointment of Bel Lazar as President and Chief Operating Officer. Lazar will be responsible for the company's global operations. Lazar brings over 25 years of extensive...

Successfully taking a small radio receiver intended for space applications and creating a full-featured radio frequency system, initially designed for a Marine Corps unmanned aircraft, would not have been possible without the integrated effort of three naval entities. The Software Reprogrammable Payload (SRP), a collaborative effort between the Office...