Custom MMIC, a developer of performance-driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), has announced the addition of the CMD166 driver amplifier and the CMD164, CMD165 and CMD173 distributed amplifiers to its product family. According to the company, the new amplifiers feature “ultra-wideband performance, low noise figure, low current consumption, and an all positive … [Read more...]
ESA Antenna Test Range Receives Equipment Upgrade
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the installation of a state-of-the-art Near-Field Scanner (NFS) in the agency’s Compact Payload Test Range at the European Space Research and Technology Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The new installation will reportedly allow ESA researchers to more thoroughly examine the electromagnetic fields closely surrounding a test … [Read more...]
Quell Corp. Receives Second Boeing Performance Excellence Award for Connector Inserts
EMI filter manufacturer Quell Corp. has announced that it has received a Boeing Performance Excellence Award for the second year in a row. The award is issued annually by the Boeing Co. to suppliers who have achieved “superior performance.” Quell Corp. is among 153 suppliers to receive the Gold level of recognition this year. “We are honored to receive this award from Boeing … [Read more...]
New Standard Approved to Reduce Satellite Interference
The DVB Steering Board, an industry-led association comprised of broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators and regulatory bodies in more than 35 countries committed to creating technical standards for the telecommunications industry, has approved a new unified Carrier ID standard in a move designed to reduce radio frequency interference caused by operational errors at … [Read more...]
Solar Interference Forces NASA to Temporarily Suspend Communications to Mars Spacecraft
All communications from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. to the Mars rovers and orbiters will be temporarily suspended during the next few weeks to prevent the sun from disrupting or damaging radio transmissions as it passes between Earth and Mars, NASA announced late last month. According to NASA, this phenomenon, known as a Mars solar conjunction, … [Read more...]
Giant Radio Telescope Prevents Use of Wi-Fi, Digital Textbooks, Online Standardized Testing at Nearby Public School
Students at a small public school in West Virginia are unable to use Wi-Fi because it could interfere with a giant radio telescope located nearby—a restriction that could spell trouble when the state completes its move to an online-only standardized aptitude test within the next two years. Located within the U.S. National Radio Quiet Zone and protected by the Appalachian … [Read more...]
PC-Based Universal PCB Test System Assists With Electronics “Fault-Finding” in Range of Industries
Saelig Co., Inc. has announced the availability of the System 8 Diagnostic Solution Plus PCB test system for electronics testing and “fault-finding” in a wide range of industries, including aircraft and transportation maintenance, PCB production houses and manufacturing. According to the company, the System 8 Diagnostic Solution Plus test system offers up to 64 digital and 24 … [Read more...]
FAA to Lift Electronics Flight Ban by End of Year, Sources Say
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may soon lift the ban on the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) during taxiing, take-off and landing and establish new rules on the use of tablets, laptop computers, e-readers and portable media players by the end of the year. The changes will not include cell phones. The New York Times reported Sunday that an FAA official and a … [Read more...]
EMP Blasts Emitted by “Space Dust” Determined as Cause for Satellite Failure
A Stanford researcher claims to have discovered the reasoning behind why some satellites inexplicably fail without extensive or visible damage. Although impacts with large space objects in space remain a potential cause, according to aeronautics and astronautics assistant professor Sigrid Close, the most likely cause of satellite failure is impacts from fast-moving … [Read more...]
Interference Affects NASA's Mona Lisa Transmission to the Moon
NASA has successfully transmitted a digital copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) via laser beam as part of an experiment designed to evaluate the possibility of replacing current radio systems with laser transmissions. Launched in June 2009, the robotic orbiter is currently in the process of creating a detailed, three-dimensional map … [Read more...]
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