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SOFTWARE Translator Software AnsoftLinks for the HP EEsof Series IV is a smart translator software utility that migrates entire high frequency circuit designs from series IV to the company's Serenade Design Environment. Designs are automatically converted into Serenade projects using IFF files and a specialized neutral format. Linear and...

SOURCES Weatherproof S-band Transmitter The model CHC29218-250/5650 class C power amplifier system operates over the 2025 to 2120 MHz NASA frequency band with 250 W (min) output power, and is circulator protected. The amplifier system is housed in two weatherproof NEMA enclosures (amplifier and power supply) for direct mounting...

Around the Circuit INDUSTRY NEWS Melissa Urann , assistant to the publisher of Microwave Journal, died June 17 after a long battle with cancer. She was 45 years old. Melissa was well known in the industry, having spent more than five years working on the business aspects of Microwave...

New Literature 1999 800/900 MHz Antenna Catalog This 28-page catalog features the company's latest specialized mobile radio; GSM; industrial, scientific and medical band; spread spectrum; and wireless data trunking antennas and accessories, including mobile trunking antennas with 3 dBd (5 dBi) gain; rooftop quarter-wave "Chrome-dome" and low profile silhouette...

Catalog Update Waveform Generator Catalog This four-page catalog (Catalog 10S) describes more than 400 ultra high speed and general-purpose pulse generators, laser diode drivers, impulse generators, monocycle generators, amplifiers, delay generators and accessories, including transformers, power splitters and scope probes. Avtech Electrosystems Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (800) 265-6681 or...

News from Washington Joint STARS Upgrade Contract Awarded Northrop-Grumman Corp.'s Integrated Systems and Aerostructures Sector has received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a potential value of $1.2 B from the US Air Force for upgrade work on the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS), which extends through March...

International Report MobiChip to Support German WAYflow Integrated Transport Project Netherlands contractor Philips Semiconductors is developing a secure smart card IC, which will form part of the German Ministry of Education and Research's WAYflow programme. Designed to develop integrated solutions for current ann future transport needs in the state...

Commercial Market First Quarter 1999 US Electronics Factory Sales Rise 7.4 Percent The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) reports that US factory sales of electronics equipment rose to nearly $126 B for the first quarter of 1999, a 7.4 percent increase over sales in the first quarter of 1998. The...

The Book End Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics Fawwaz T. Ulaby Prentice Hall 433 pages plus CD ROM; $92 ISBN: 0-13-011554-1 Electromagnetics (EM) courses in college are undergoing major changes similar to many other technical subjects. This book bridges the gap between electric circuits and EM and provides coverage of...

An Advanced Integrated Layout Editor Applied Wave Research Inc. (AWR) El Segundo, CA An advanced integrated layout editor is featured in the latest upgrade to Microwave Office™ version 3.0 CAD software. The new Apollo layout capability complements Microwave Office's existing circuit simulation and electromagnetic (EM) analysis tools by expanding...