Nov 1, 2003,
By Vincent Coli
There are many commercial and military applications that require knowledge of precise location. Applications include finding children, lost pets and luggage,...
Nov 1, 2003,
By Robert Clarke and Kevin Kreitzer
Around since the late 1980s, software-defined radios (SDRs) are making the transition from advanced military and intelligence applications to satellite...
Nov 1, 2003,
By Mark Geoghegan
The objective of this effort is to evaluate the benefit of, namely legacy pulse code modulation/frequency modulation (PCM/FM), shaped offset quadrature...
Nov 1, 2003,
By Douglas Miron
Lowpass ladders of series L and shunt C elements have been used throughout the history of radio engineering as filters for limiting noise bandwidth and...
Oct 31, 2003,
RF Design Staff
Blantyre, Scotland -- Intense Photonics Ltd. announced it won an £80,000 (approximately $136,000) research contract from BAE Systems for the new Defence Technology Centre (DTC) on electromagnetic remote sensing (EMRS)....
Oct 31, 2003,
RF Design Staff
San Diego, Calif. -- Z~Communications Inc. announced the release of the CLV0600A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), its newest product used primarily in the test equipment market....
Oct 31, 2003,
RF Design Staff
Morgan Hill, Calif. -- Anritsu Co. introduced the MS2711D Spectrum Master, a handheld spectrum analyzer that delivers improved sweep speed, and is designed with a built-in pre-amp that increases the analyzer's sensitivity and dynamic range, the company says....
Oct 31, 2003
Coordinated by the SDR Forum. SDR '03 is the only technical conference and product exposition of its size and magnitude dedicated solely to SDR technologies....
Oct 31, 2003,
RF Design Staff
Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- Rockwell Collins Inc. announced it was selected by the GPS Joint Program Office for full rate production and delivery of defense advanced GPS receivers (DAGRs) over the next eight years, commencing in November 2004....
Oct 31, 2003,
RF Design Staff
Providence, R.I. -- Meller Optics Inc. announced the release of its custom-fabricated optical domes that protect sensors and detectors from moving sand, water, and harsh chemicals in military and commercial applications....
Oct 23, 2003,
RF Design Staff
Lincoln, Neb. -- Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc. introduced the dualband MicroBlade antenna for automotive data over voice communications systems....
Oct 23, 2003,
RF Design Staff
Cairo -- Orascom Telecom Iraq Corp., majority owned and controlled by Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E of Egypt, announced it chose Motorola Inc. as its GSM base station and transmission equipment supplier for Orascom's Baghdad and the Central region communications network....
Oct 23, 2003,
RF Design Staff
Durham, N.C. -- Cree Inc. announced that President Bush named Dr. Calvin H. Carter, Jr., one of the company's founders, and its director of materials technology, as a recipient of a 2002 National Medal of Technology....
Oct 23, 2003,
RF Design Staff
Fremont, Calif. -- Micro Lambda Wireless Inc. announced the production release of its new frequency synthesizers. The MLSN-series of 2 GHz tuning band synthesizers has been expanded to include standard models up to 16 GHz....
Oct 23, 2003,
RF Design Staff
San Diego, Calif. -- Silicon Wave Inc. announced that its SiW1712 UltimateBlue radio modem received certification for use with CDMA chipsets with an integrated Bluetooth baseband....