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A Low Cost, 1200 MHz Frequency Synthesizer Programmed Test Sources Inc. (PTS) Littleton, MA As wireless production expands, test systems requiring high performance LO sources are proliferating. To address the price pressures found in the wireless market, a new low cost synthesizer that features fast switching and low phase...

Dual-band GSM/PCS Handset Antennas Ace Antenna Co. Chatsworth, CA Today's new cellular telephone must be capable of operating in two distinct frequency bands to be compatible with the various operating systems it is likely to encounter. As a result, the unit's single-handset antenna must perform efficiently and effectively within...

A 2 kW Solid-state Pulse Amplifier Wavesat Te´le´com Inc. St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada The model WPA-129063-53PR solid-state power amplifier system is a stand-alone, 19" rack-mount unit capable of amplifying RF pulses to a level in excess of 2000 W peak power with five percent duty cycle (100 W average power)....

Technical Feature Test Equipment Synchronization: Problems and Solutions Boris Sheyer Please click here to view the pdf file of the Technical Feature...

Testing of Smart Antenna Systems Smart antenna systems must be tested to verify the various claims made by the system designer and manufacturer. The tests should be performed primarily to evaluate the most and least successful functions of the system under consideration. Extensive testing should also establish the best...

Experimental Adaptive Nulling with a Genetic Algorithm An adaptive antenna system rejects interference by placing a null in its antenna pattern in the direction of the interfering source. A single-element antenna needs at least one other element or some scattering object to form a null. Thus, adaptive antennas are...

Technical Feature Broadside Radar Echoes from Wires and Strings E.F. Knott, A.W. Reed and P.S.P Wei Please click here to view the pdf file of the Technical Feature...

A Novel Tapered Slot PCS Antenna Array and Model An antenna array comprising multiple tapered slot radiators and its microstrip feed network has the capability to be etched on a single piece of thin dielectric circuit board, resulting in the relatively inexpensive mass production of a highly consistent product....

Near-field Focusing of a High Field EMC Test Antenna This article describes a novel antenna for high field strength electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) susceptibility testing. The antenna system includes a small parabolic antenna and a set of five interchangeable feeds located laterally and axially off the reflector axis. The antenna...

Network Analyzer Measurements Mirin Lew Hewlett-Packard Co., Microwave Instruments Division Santa Rosa, CA Increased manufacturing throughput is one of the keys to achieving success in high volume, low cost markets such as wireless communications. As part of the manufacturing process, component and subsystem testing can either increase or decrease...