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New QPL Military-Approved RF Inductors

 

Gowanda Electronics recently introduced two inductor series meeting the military’s Qualified Products List requirements for “Established Reliability”. Gowanda’s ER10M and ER17S thru-hole RF inductor series are approved to MIL-PRF-39010, Level M. Such ER approval requires extensive life testing across thermal, electrical, mechanical and environmental test spectrums. The ER10M … [Read more...]

Arizona Resident Finds Solution to Garage Door EMI Problems

 

Arizona resident Len Thomas’ automatic garage door opener stopped functioning properly due to radio signals emitted from a new communications site in use by Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. Until, that is, he found a simple solution to his problem. Find out how he solved the issue with speaker wire, a garage door antenna, and less than $5. Read more in the Yuma Sun. … [Read more...]

JEDEC and Tape & Reel Issues

 

  This article is the second part of “The Dip Tube,” which appeared in May in the 2010 Interference Technology EMC Directory & Design Guide. A digital version is available at www.interferencetechnology.com. Over the past several years, both  European- and U.S.-based organizations have sacrificed the traditional “internal auditing process” with over reliance on … [Read more...]

Japanese Gov’t Warns U.S. Forces About Baby Monitor RF Signals

 

Japan’s Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has warned U.S. forces in Japan that unauthorized radio waves emitted by baby monitors used in the homes of military personnel are disrupting radio transmissions nearby for taxi and trucking services.Some foreign-made baby monitors, often used by families of U.S. military and civilian personnel stationed in Japan, emit radio … [Read more...]

Over 150,000 Cables Help Allied Forces Defeat IEDs

 

The critical systems U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines use to jam radio-controlled improvised explosive devices (IEDs) rely on RF cables designed and manufactured at the Megaphases facility in Stroudsburg, Pa. Over 150,000 MegaPhase cables are in use protecting the Warfighter in overseas contingency operations. These cables are used in tens of thousands of jamming … [Read more...]

Air Defense Drills Conducted by Chinese Military

 

China continued a five-day military exercise on Wednesday as the country’s air defense forces carried out electromagnetic interference, reconnaissance, early warning, and ground-to-air attack drills.More than 12,000 Chinese military personnel, along with seven types of military aircraft divided into Red and Blue rivals, took part in the exercise code-named “Vanguard-2010,” with … [Read more...]

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