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Four out of the nine radar stations which Indra will deliver in India to enhance air traffic management have gone into service. The Chennai, Bellary, Bhopal and Porbandar radar stations are now equipped with mode S secondary radars. The systems passed the different tests established by the Airports Authority...

Aviat Networks, Inc. has sold its WiMAX business to EION Networks, Inc., a privately owned Canadian Company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. As a result of the sale, the WiMAX business will be consolidated into a division of the company, EION Wireless , which plans to extend its broadband wireless...

Well, I am off to China this week to work out final details of the MWJ China edition of the magazine, which will debut in January. We expect to publish quarterly in 2012, with each issue delivered to 10,000 design engineers throughout China. The magazine will feature an assortment...

The capability of a Nonlinear Vector Network Analyzer (NVNA) repetitive sampling receiver, which is designed to perform pulsed RF S-parameter and load-pull measurements, is presented. Due to its unique sampler-based architecture, unlike a mixer based VNA, the dynamic range of the NVNA is independent of the duty cycle. This...

For test applications that require precise, repeatable measurements, GORE® PHASEFLEX® Microwave/RF Test Assemblies have been designed to provide optimal phase and amplitude stability with flexure. The expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) material used in their construction enables them to be rugged yet lightweight and deliver reliable performance with longer service life...

When prototyping RF circuits, it is essential to work in micrometer precision. Even small deviations can lead to undesirable results. Basically, PCBs are manufactured in a negative process: non-conductive regions are removed from a full surface-coated substrate and the conductor structures remain intact. This conductive layer can be removed...

The new four-channel PicoScope 6404 PC Oscilloscope has an analog bandwidth of 500 MHz. This is matched by a real-time sampling rate of 5 GS/s, which guarantees accurate representation of signals up to the full bandwidth. The oscilloscope also has an ultra-deep 1gigasample buffer memory that allows capture and...

Measuring the performance of microwave and millimeterwave circuits is frequently dependent on the availability of high quality signal sources. Commercial and military systems operating at short wavelengths sometimes require multiple signal generators at the core of the test equipment rack. Considering the high cost of currently available signal generators...

Wireless Design and Test Gain greater insight into wireless design and test with the new 24/7 Agilent Wireless Videos page. The site is designed to give information about wireless test for greater understanding of the wireless connectivity technologies with a full range of design and test solutions. Visit www.agilent.com/find/wirelessvideos...

The following booth numbers are complete as of August 9, 2011. PNA N522XA Network Analyzer The new PNA Series is based on Agilent's PNA-X architecture and is described as a high performance microwave network analyzer, setting a new price/performance standard in the industry. The Agilent PNA is used to...