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A Miniature, Low Cost Rubidium Frequency Standard Quartzlock UK Ltd. Totnes, Devon, UK Many of today's wireless communications systems require a compact, high precision frequency source. Although the use of a crystal frequency standard for these applications can provide excellent short-term stability, this type of source falls short in...

Technical Feature FET Models for Volterra-series Analysis Stephen A. Maas Please click here to view the pdf file of the Technical Feature...

Technical Feature Microwave Transistor Oscillators: An Analytic Approach to Simplify Computer-aided Design Andrey V. Grebennikov Please click here to view the pdf file of the Technical Feature...

Commercial Microwave Sensor Technology: An Emerging Business Microwave sensors are on the move toward commercial usage in the industrial, automotive and consumer fields. This innovative business is expected to generate a new $1 B market within the next few years. Patric Heide Siemens AG Munich, Germany Based on a...

Technical Feature Design and Analysis of Microwave Varactor-tuned Oscillators Jwo-Shiun Sun Please click here to view the pdf file of the Technical Feature...

Efficiency Principles for Phased-array Radars Using Active Antenna Elements Efficiency design principles for active antenna arrays are presented and discussed. A dual-antenna then is shown to be a design that easily implements the efficiency principles and also offers other advantages for radars. Jesse C. James Consultant Huntsville, AL An...

Will the Real TNC Connector Please Stand Up? Dave White Maury Microwave Corp. Ontario, CA The TNC has been, and still is, a very popular connector that is widely used today in many commercial and military applications due to its small size, rugged construction and good power-handling characteristics. Over...

Technical Feature Self-synchronizing a CDMA Cellular Network Chuck Wheatley Please click here to view the pdf file of the Technical Feature...

The Influence of Phased-array Antenna Systems on LEO Satellite Constellations In this era of low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, the phased array has become the antenna implementation of choice. Previously thought to be an expensive solution for satellite systems, the requirement to provide multiple beams makes the phased-array...

An Integrated Microwave Measurement Test Tool Guy Purchon, Bryan Harber and Tom McConnell IFR Ltd. Stevenage, UK The major instruments that form a microwave test bench have been combined into a single integrated test tool. The result is a one-unit solution to the problem of subsystem testing. This new...