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Introduction. I went to work at Hughes Aircraft in March 1962 and worked as a microwave engineer until the early 80's when I made a bit of a career change to Program Management. As a Program Manager I worked mostly communications and radar programs and some classified programs. Since...

In 1960, the MTT Symposium met at the Del Coronado, the classic hotel across the bay from San Diego (figure 1). To get there, one took the ferry, as the bridge was still a dream. Once there, guests worried whether the wood structure would turn into a giant bonfire....

CTT Inc. announces a new, compact low noise amplifier (LNA) operating in the 1 to 18 GHz frequency range for a wide variety of RF and microwave applications. CTT’s latest compact LNA offers noise figures of less than 2.5 dB (typical) over an instantaneous bandwidth of more than four...

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) announced two new RFICs for broadband communications systems that reduce component count by more than 75 percent, without compromising performance. The ADRF6655 active mixer or ADRF6510 dual programmable filter and VGA (variable gain amplifier) integrate multiple functions and discrete devices into a single monolithic chip,...

Ducommun Inc. announced that its Ducommun Technologies Inc. (DTI) subsidiary, a long-time supplier of F/A-18 cockpit display products, has received the second installment of a multi-phased contract from The Boeing Co. The contract is for the retrofit of the Caution Light Panels (CLP) on the F/A-18 fighter aircraft, as...

Two 60 GHz wireless protocols that initially target different applications may someday compete head-to-head, according to a new Research Brief from ABI Research that includes a forecast of nearly two million 60 GHz chipset shipments in 2015. WirelessHD is a standard currently available in products using the unlicensed 60...

Herley Industries Inc. announced that its Herley-CTI subsidiary located in Whippany, NJ, has received an award valued at approximately $5 M from a major US prime contractor to manufacture an integrated microwave assembly (IMA) for a US Navy electronic attack aircraft. Richard F. Poirier, CEO and President, commented, "Herley...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that Comtech Systems Inc., its Florida-based subsidiary, received a $35.4 M contract from a domestic prime contractor to provide system design and telecommunications transmission equipment for use in a North African government's communications network. Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp.,...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the release of the new Agilent V3500A Handheld RF Power Meter, the latest addition to its industry-leading range of power meters and power sensors. The palm-sized V3500A is the first handheld power meter from Agilent. The meter includes a built-in display and integrated power sensor....