222430-00SF Between Series RF Adapter by Southwest Microwave The 222430-00SF from Southwest Microwave is an RF coaxial adapter that operates from DC to 90 GHz. This 1.35 mm plug (male) to 1 mm jack (female) adapter has a low insertion loss, leakage of less than -100 dB, and VSWR of less than 1.28:1. It is available in...
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Uses for Matching Pads The terms Impedance Matching Pads, resistive impedance transformers, or minimum loss pads all refer to the same RF components that solve a relatively common problem in some applications that have equipment, components, and devices at different standard impedances. For example, many broadcast, TV, and military communication systems use 75 ohms as...
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Coilcraft New EMI Power Choke Impedance Finder Tool Find off-the-shelf, high-current, high-impedance inductors forvarious types of EMI filters, such as LC low-pass filters, “Pi” filters, “T” filters, and others Quickly analyze and compare one or more part numbers of your choice Review performance curves at your desired frequency, including L vs. F and Z vs. F Coilcraft’s...
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Facebook chooses u‑blox timing technology to speed up their data centers Facebook has open-sourced the design of their Time Card, which features the ultra-precise u‑blox ZED-F9T timing module, providing easy access to nanosecond-level timing. Thalwil, Switzerland – October 5, 2021 – u‑blox (SIX:UBXN), a leading global provider of positioning and wireless communication technologies and services, has announced that...
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Getting started with RTLS RTLS (real-time location systems) explained in 6 minutes (or a little more, if you want all the details). Imagine two competing businesses. The first has real-time data on its moving parts: people, parts, products, etc. The second one doesn’t. It isn’t hard to guess which of the two can operate more...
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MM3100 RF Switch by Menlo Micro The MM3100 from Menlo Micro is a Six-Channel, Normally Open (NO), Single Pole Single Throw (SPST) Micro-Mechanical Switch that operates from DC to 3 GHz. It is based on Menlo’s Ideal Switch technology and is capable of 25 W power transfer. Each channel provides an ultra-low on-state insertion loss of 0.3...
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IO Ninja Adds Flexibility With Capabilities and Subscriptions Are you using IO Ninja yet? If not, the release of version 5.0 is a perfect opportunity for you and your team to join the scores of professionals who have already adopted IO Ninja at Facebook, Siemens, Mitsubishi, and many other world-renowned companies. IO Ninja is Tibbo's all-in-one terminal emulator,...
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What Makes a Hi-Rel Amplifier Hi-Rel? The main application for High Reliability (Hi-Rel) RF/microwave amplifiers is for military, defense, aerospace, and other critical applications where device reliability is otherwise mission critical. In essence, a Hi-Rel Amplifier is just an amplifier that meets one or more military standards for reliability. In order to ensure device and...
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Menlo Micro's MM5130 DC-to-26-GHz High-Power RF Switch Eval Kit The MM5130 provides ultra-low insertion loss and excellent linearity as an SP4T from dc to 18 GHz, and greater than 3 billion switching cycles. The MM5130 device is a high-power SP4T micro-mechanical switch offered by Menlo Micro. The company took its Ideal Switch fabrication process and applied...
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Marki Microwave New Low-Loss Diplexers Offer Excellent VSWR Four new connectorized diplexers, with crossover frequencies of 4, 5, 8, and 8.5 GHz complement our lineup of low-loss high-rejection diplexers that span DC to 40GHz. The MDPX series are MMIC designs offering the best in repeatable reliable performance. Our diplexers are useful not only in splitting...
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