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THE COMMERCIAL MARKET Second Satellite-to-car Broadcast Satellite Launched T he second of the three satellites of a constellation that will deliver digital-quality radio broadcasting to motorists throughout the US has been launched. The third operating satellite and a ground spare for the digital audio radio service (DARS) to be...

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON THAAD System Development Contract Awarded Raytheon Co. has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin Co. to design, develop and manufacture three Engineering and Manufacturing Development radars for the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The award is valued in excess of $1.4 B and...

INTERNATIONAL REPORT Martin Streetly, International Correspondent EADS Wins US Radar Contract T he European Aeronautic, Defence and Space (EADS) Co.'s Ulm, Germany-based Airborne Systems unit has been awarded a US$11.9 M contract by the US Navy (USN) that covers the supply of components for its AN/APG-65 radar programme. EADS'...

THE COMMERCIAL MARKET New Consortium Aims to Make TV More Personal and Interactive Microsoft Corp., DIRECTV Inc. and THOMSON multimedia have announced an alliance to bring a new advanced RCA ® DIRECTV™ system with the new Microsoft ® Ultimate TV™ service to market. The RCA DS4290RE system with Ultimate...

THE BOOK END * Handbook of CDMA System Design, Engineering and Optimization Kyoung Il Kim Prentice Hall PTR 252 pages plus CD ROM; $80 ISBN: 0-13-017572-2 Code division multiple access (CDMA) has become a preferred choice of the wireless telecommunications industry. This book is the result of recent efforts...

PRODUCT FEATURES High Efficiency L- and S-band Transmitters Emhiser Research Inc.- Verdi, NV A new line of miniature airborne telemetry transmitters has been introduced that uses a proprietary approach to amplifier design and features previously unattainable DC-to-RF efficiencies. The breakthrough design utilizes GaAs FETs in a configuration that eliminates...

PRODUCT FEATURES Multistage Depressed Collector Klystrons Communications & Power Industries Canada Inc. (CPI Canada) Georgetown, Ontario, Canada F inding ways to operate satellite communications (SATCOM) high power klystrons more efficiently has a double-edged benefit. The SATCOM transmitter uses less prime power, saving uninterruptible power supply capacity, and the klystron...

COVER FEATURE A Broadband Bias Tee for Optical Networking Applications Inmet Corp. Ann Arbor, MI T he explosive growth of the Internet has created an insatiable demand for communications bandwidth by everyone, from the Web-browsing individual in the home office, to the multibillion-dollar corporation that is at a severe...

PRODUCT FEATURES A High Power LDMOS Transistor for Broadcast Transmitter Applications Philips Semiconductors Eindhoven, The Netherlands D igitization in the broadcast world is paving the way for major new markets, such as high speed Internet access and mobile multimedia in-car entertainment, as well as high definition TV and a...

PRODUCT FEATURES RF Digital Attenuators in Plastic MLP Packages M/A-COM Lowell, MA B roadband digital attenuators have been used to set power levels in RF and microwave circuits for many years. The concept is to electronically switch resistive T and P networks to attenuate and control signals. In doing...