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Turnable Coaxial Connector
February 25, 2002 4:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsRosenberger introduces a 360°-turnable, right-angle coaxial connector that is custom-made for automotive applications with small spaces or limited accessibility. The unique turnable connector is resistance to a wide temperature range (-40°C up to +100°C) and features ultra-small dimensions (minimum pitch 10 mm, housing incl....
Lamp Driver
February 25, 2002 4:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsDurel Corporation announces the immediate availability of its new high performance D381A electroluminescent (EL) lamp driver for PDAs and other wireless electronic devices. This new IC inverter offers designers the ultimate design flexibility with the lowest audible noise. With the D381A EL driver, designers can achieve longer EL lamp and battery life while delivering much higher EL lamp brightness for large area liquid crystal displays (LC...
SMT LED Lamps
February 25, 2002 4:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsContinuing to innovate on its offerings of direct incandescent replacement LED (light emitting diode) lamps for process-control and machine status-indicator towers, LEDtronics announced the availability of StackLED® SMT LED lamps. These lamps are manufactured using SMT (surface mount technology) processes and incorporate 1206-profile SMT LEDs, resulting in StackLED lamps with unprecedented brightness and reliability....
Power Cross Portection Fuse
February 25, 2002 4:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsNow available from Bel is the SMP surface mount, power cross protection fuse. Developed to ensure compliance with the Power Cross test requirements UL 1950/60950 and Bellcore/Telcordia GR-1089 for Tip and Ring protection, the device further withstands lightning surges specified in FCC 47 Part 68....
Point-to-Point Wireless Kits
February 25, 2002 4:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsAgere Systems announced the availability of the ORiNOCO™ Point-to-Point Radio Backbone Kit that makes it easier and more affordable to connect to buildings up to six miles apart with a high-speed (11 Mbps) point-to-point wireless network. By using the Point-to-Point Radio Backbone Kit, businesses no longer have to invest in expensive leased or T1 lines, or set up microwave towers, to provide secure, high-speed connectivity between locat...
Self-Contained Cooling Solution
February 25, 2002 4:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsKoldwave vertical self-contained air conditioners provide versatile, reliable central cooling for communications enclosures and outdoor equipment shelters. Factory charged and ready to cool, the high-capacity, high-efficiency Aire King is designed for dependable operation and easy installation and service....
Re-Configurable Matrix System
February 25, 2002 4:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsDow-Key Microwave's newest product offering is the Re-Configurable Matrix System (RMS). The RMS is offered as a solution for the new generation of re-configurable and expandable state-of-the-art test (ATE) systems. It provides the user with the capability to reconfigure the interconnection of all internal components and add additional components to a test system, thereby extending its functionality....
Dual Directional Loop Coupler
February 21, 2002 5:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsMicrolab/FXR, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., introduces Model CF series of Dual Directional Loop Couplers designed to meet the special needs of the power amplifier market. The wireless market in particular, benefits from its low loss, high power handling and low passive intermodulation (PIM)....
Filter Plates With Extended Capacitance Range
February 21, 2002 5:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsSpectrum Control now offers a full line of filter plates with an extended capacitance range of 22 pF through 5000 pF standard. These filter plates eliminate EMI/RFI interference and provide a means of interfacing voltage and/or data to areas of a system while ensuring electromagnetic compatibility. Spectrum Control markets Easy Mate(r), Easy Mate(r) Jr....
Measurement Solution
February 21, 2002 5:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsKeithley Instruments introduced its Model 6485 Picoammeter, the most cost-effective measurement solution available for DC currents in the range of 20 fA to 20 mA. The Model 6485 can make up to 1000 readings per second, and has the robustness and simplicity of a digital multimeter (DMM). This CE-marked instrument has eight current measurement ranges and high speed autoranging....
Single-Chip, Multi-Function Power System
February 21, 2002 5:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe ADP3408 is a multi-function power system chip optimized for GSM/DCS/PCS handsets, especially those based on Analog Devices' AD20msp430 system solution. This single chip contains six LDOs, one to power each of the critical GSM sub-blocks. On-board sophisticated controls are user-configurable for power-up during battery charging, keypad interface, and RTC alarm....
Increased line of Connectors and Adapters
February 21, 2002 5:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsRF Connectors has increased its line of connectors and adapters designed to meet FCC Part 15 regulations by incorporating reverse, or left-handed, threads. Standard coaxial connectors will not mate with these special connectors, the connector FCC Part 15 compliant. Because only the threads are modified, performance of these coaxial connectors is unchanged....
Radar Test System
February 21, 2002 5:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsAnritsu Company introduces the ME7220A, a Radar Test System (RTS) that utilizes low-cost innovative design techniques to create a price and performance breakthrough in testing mm-wave automotive radar. Featuring excellent accuracy and repeatability characteristics at 76-77 GHz, the ME7220A is an ideal solution for characterizing current and future generations of automotive radar, including Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and collision warming...
MESFET Delivers Excellent Power Gain
February 21, 2002 5:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsCalifornia Eastern Laboratories (CEL) has announced the availability of a new GaAs MESFET from NEC. Offering excellent medium power performance, the NE722S01 is ideal for use as an oscillator in digital LNBs as well as a second and third stage amplifier in Police Radar Detectors, DBS and other receiver designs from C to X band....
Spread-Spectrum Transceivers
February 21, 2002 5:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsAeroComm introduces its family of industrial-temperature 2.4 GHz frequency-hopping spread-spectrum transceivers. The AC3124 line is specifically designed to withstand hostile environments, allowing for year-round outdoor as well as indoor operation at temperatures of -40 to +80 C. AC3124 will replace costly, bulky wiring to applications such as telemetry, SCADA in oil and water management, and process monitoring in environmentally severe fa...
