Arbitrary Waveform Generator Hits 5 GHz 
Jun 10, 2011 10:13 AM
Based on a proprietary SiGe BiCMOS digital-to-analog converter, this source can generate signals with analog bandwidths as wide as 5 GHz. ...

Contracts 
Jun 10, 2011 2:32 PM
Harris Corporation (www.harris.com) has received a $10 million order to provide RF-310M-HH multiband handheld software-defined radios (SDRs) to a central Asian nation in support of interoperable secure communications with coalition partners....

Considering Lithium Batteries For the Battlefield 
Jun 10, 2011 2:37 PM, Don Tuite, Analog/Power Editor
Portable power options include a number of lithium battery chemistries, all of which should be evaluated in terms of parameters like temperature extremes and environmental ruggedness. ...

Powering RF And Microwave Systems 
Jun 10, 2011 2:44 PM, Steve Sandler, Founder and Chief Engineer
Charles Hymowitz, Managing Director
RF/microwave design engineers faced with developing effective power circuits for a system require more complete data sheets, appropriate computer-aided simulation models, and suitable test equipment. ...

How Receivers Respond To Pulses 
Jun 10, 2011 2:55 PM, S.J. Caprio, Consultant
Understanding how a receiver will respond to pulsed-modulated carrier signals of arbitrary frequency can provide insight into its behavior with transient signals. ...

Selecting Test Signal Injectors 
Jun 10, 2011 3:00 PM, Steve Sandler, Managing Director
Charles Hymowitz, Director of Sales and Marketing
Picotest, Inc., e-mail: info@picotest.com, www.picotest.com, (877) 914-PICO, (480) 375-0075.
A number of test signal injectors are used when evaluating the performance of power supplies and other low-frequency components with a network analyzer. ...

The Flexible Side Of SDRs 
Jun 10, 2011 3:04 PM, Jack Browne, Technical Contributor
Technology doesn’t always evolve smoothly. Never has this been more apparent than with the development of the “next generation” tactical radio for the joint services. ...

New Products 
Jun 10, 2011 3:07 PM
For difficult-to-reach and mobile installations, the LMR-SW coaxial interconnection consists of low loss, seamless 50-Ω cable with field-installable...

GaN Strengthens Grip On Power 
Jun 10, 2011 3:15 PM
Gallium nitride (GaN) device technology has moved from a novel alternative to a reliable staple in many military systems, both for switching power supplies and RF power amplifiers....

Managing Mil Tasks With Multicore Processors 
Jun 10, 2011 3:19 PM, William Wong, Technology Editor
The growing number of low-power microprocessors with multiple cores is providing military designers with numerous options in terms of how the computer processing is segmented in their systems. ...

News Shorts 
Jun 10, 2011 3:25 PM
Unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV) pioneer TiaLinx (www.tialinx.com) recently announced the launch of their Phoenix50-H multisensor mini-copter. ...

Coatings, Cases Keep Electronic Gear Safe 
Jun 10, 2011 3:45 PM, Mat Dirjish, Components Editor
Equipment protection is an important part of maintaining delicate electronic equipment under even the most hostile operating conditions, and these two companies offer two different but effective solutions. ...

Cryogenic ADCs Arm Broadband Receiver 
Jun 10, 2011 3:59 PM
The processing speeds possible with superconducting analog-to-digital converters enable this receiver to capture signals over broad bandwidths with wide dynamic range. ...

Digitizers Capture Signals To 5 GHz 
Jun 10, 2011 4:04 PM
This duo of PXI digitizers can analyze signals over bandwidths of 3 and 5 GHz, respectively, at sampling rates to 12.5 GSamples/s, with the flexibility of modular instrumentation. ...