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Antenna 2.4 GHz Fiberglass Antenna The model MFB24010 industrial, scientific and medical band omnidirectional antenna provides stable 10 dBi gain performance over 2.4 GHz frequencies with an SWR of less than 1.5. The unit is vertically polarized and terminates in a type-N female connector. Other electrical features include an...

Integrated Circuits 868/915 MHz RF Transceiver Chip The model CC900 totally integrated RF transceiver chip is designed for use in the European 868 MHz and US 915 MHz short-range device RF bands. Offering high flexibility and integration, the unit also complies with all requirements for communication in all 868...

Materials Carbon-loaded Microwave Absorbers The ECCOSORB® AN HR series carbon-loaded foam microwave absorber materials are lightweight, offer good broadband absorption and are cut easily to specific shapes. The products can be supplied in preconfigured shapes to meet customer specifications. The units are available with peel-and-stick adhesives with a coating...

Processing Equipment User-configurable Workstation The WS4000 series user-configurable workstation is a highly integrated microwelding system that combines power supply, weld heads, motion control and parts handling into semi- and fully automated platforms. The unit provides manufacturers with a flexible, cost-effective standardized platform for implementing robust and highly repeatable application-specific...

Software Smart Bidirectional Translator The AnsoftLinks™ for Cadence® Analog Artist® series bidirectional translator allows design sharing between Cadence’s Analog Artist and Ansoft’s Serenade® design environments. High frequency IC designers of today’s communication modulation formats can now utilize each tool to reduce time-to-market pressures. AnsoftLinks, coupled with Serenade version 8.5,...

Sources Subminiature TCXO The model 312BE TCXO is designed for portable, telecommunications, data and test equipment applications. The unit operates from 12.6 to 19.8 GHz and features a frequency tolerance at 25°C of ±0.5 ppm and frequency stability of ±2.5 ppm over the operating temperature range of Ð20° to...

Subsystems n Integrated Modular Assemblies Designed for microwave, RF, video and audio test applications in the DC to 18 GHz range, these integrated modular assemblies provide a good interface between test equipment and complex, sophisticated systems with multiple inputs and outputs that need to be tested. The company’s switch...

Test Equipment n Noise Figure Analyzers The NFA series dedicated noise figure analyzers offer an integrated, 17 cm color display with single- or split-screen view, limit lines for easy pass/fail testing, comprehensive marker functions, a real-time clock to time stamp data files and printouts, and an intuitive user interface...

Tube n 28 GHz TWT The model ITW-28GC-150WA 28 GHz, 150 W traveling-wave tube (TWT) is a high performance, single-beam unit for use in LMDS, wireless communications or satellite uplink amplifier service. The LMDS TWT features a coupled cavity circuit, which improves reliability over the traditional helix design used...

INTERNATIONAL REPORT Egyptian service provider Egypt Telecom, Cairo, Egypt, has contracted with a consortium comprising Thomson-CSF Systems Canada and Mackay Radio Systems Inc., Youngsville, NC, to provide the shore-based communications infrastructure for Egypt's national Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) as well as its public maritime correspondence network....