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In the world of RF coaxial threaded connections, too often the efforts of selecting a suitable connector interface, procuring it from a reliable source and manufacturing a high quality assembly are done in vain because the connector has not been tightened to the proper torque value and/or steps were...

The demand for additional integration and high density packaging in circuits for telecommunications, aviation and military applications continues to increase. The result is that components assembled on PCBs and into packages must be reduced in size and made suitable for new assembly techniques such as surface-mount technology (SMT). However,...

San-tron Inc. introduces a new series of braze-free, 50 Ω right angle connectors that feature silver-plated center contacts and bodies, and an Albaloy-plated coupling nut. They are designed in accordance with MIL-STD-348 interface and the design allows for the connectors to be used up to 11 GHz, while most...

Winchester Electronics is announcing the addition of the newly released QC-SMA™ series of RF connectors to its standard product line. The QC-SMA series incorporates a push/pull style of mating that does not require torque wrenches or any other tool for mating or unmating. This revolutionary new series is also...

The need for a compact and reliable high frequency interconnect system has spawned a new family of connectors for microwave and high speed digital applications. Southwest Microwave’s family of SSB coaxial connectors features an extremely small pitch with superior high frequency performance. The family is comprised of the SSBP...

M/A-COM , a business unit of Tyco Electronics and a provider of wireless radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter-wave components, announced that the company has acquired an RF automotive antenna testing facility located in Belleville, MI. The facility includes three outdoor ranges, a screen room and an anechoic chamber....

The ZigBee™ Alliance , the non-profit industry association promoting the growth of a global, open standard for wireless control of devices, will be holding a public interoperability event at its next Open House in Milan on 16 March 2006. Interested parties are invited to attend the event where more...

Rosenberger has announced the formation of the new Wireless Terminal Components (WTC) business unit. The new organization has been established in order to offer a wide range of standard products for various wireless applications, such as cellular and cordless phones, Bluetooth applications, wireless LAN applications or data collecting terminals....

Transatlantic cooperation has brought together ip.access Ltd. , based in Cambridge, UK, and BelAir Networks of Kanata, Ontario, Canada, who have announced the integration of BelAir’s wireless mesh backhaul solution with ip.access’ nanoBTS picocells. The combined low cost, easy-to-install GSM/GPRS base station and wireless backhaul solution offers cellular operators...

In what is the company’s largest single investment to date, RFI Global Services Ltd. has committed £3.6 million to establishing a state-of-the art cellular test facility in Korea. The brand new laboratories are scheduled to open in Summer 2006 and will be located in Gunpo near the country’s major...