Washington — The Association of Old Crows (AOC) held its 60th annual convention in Washington during the week of December 11, 2023. EE World was there on December 12. Here is some of what we saw in the exhibit hall. AOC is a defense-oriented conference that focuses on military wireless communications. In addition to product […]
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Test methods for mmWave AiP designs bring tradeoffs
Engineers have several mmWave over-the-air test methods available for evaluating phased-array antennas used in antenna-in-package designs. Each has pros and cons.
Is there such a thing as a catenary antenna?
A conic section is formed by the intersection of a plane that cuts though a cone, usually with the circle at the top and the hyperbola at the bottom. Between them lie the ellipse and the parabola. The parabola has distinctive properties when rotated in space to make a concave surface. The parabola can be […]
Wireless system supports Wi-Fi 6, 6E OTA tests
ETS-Lindgren’s EMQuest software now supports the most current versions of Wi-Fi while maintaining backward compatibility.
Waveguide Gunn diode oscillators are mechanically tunable
A new line of waveguide Gunn diode oscillators are candidates for electronic warfare, electronic countermeasures, microwave radio systems, military and commercial communications systems and more. Pasternack’s new mechanically tunable waveguide Gunn diode oscillators cover WR-90, WR-42 and WR-28 waveguide sizes and support X, K and Ka bands. All models in this line operate at 50 […]
Wireless test sets support Wi-Fi 6E UE, chipsets, modules
A hardware option extends the frequency of the TRX Test Module MU887002A for Universal Wireless Test Sets MT8870A and MT8872A from 6 GHz to 7.3 GHz to address emerging Wi-Fi 6E designs. With the hardware option, the wireless test sets support RF tests of the 6 GHz band (5.925 to 7.125 GHz) specified by the […]
TAA-compliant waveguide horn antennas span 1.7 to 40 GHz
A new series of standard gain, waveguide horn antennas can be used in a wide range of test and measurement, wireless communication, government/military, R&D, and microwave radio systems applications. Fairview Microwave’s new waveguide horn antennas are made in the U.S. and are TAA-compliant. With low loss, high power handling capability, high directivity and near constant […]
Testbed helps optimize home Wi-Fi devices
STACK-MID is a new testbed designed for communications service providers (CSPs) to test and optimize home-focused Wi-Fi devices and solutions. A subset of octoScope’s fully-featured STACK-MAX testbed, STACK-MID supports testing of all features and standards that are vital to home Wi-Fi devices, including the latest Broadband Forum TR-398 Issue 2 test cases for home router […]
Wireless connectivity test set helps evaluate IEEE 802.11ax 6-GHz-band WLAN performance
An IEEE 802.11ax option extends the functions of the Anritsu Wireless Connectivity Test Set MT8862A to support evaluation of IEEE 802.11ax 6-GHz band WLAN performance. With the option, the RF TRX characteristics of smartphones, smart home electronics, automobiles, and IoT devices with WLAN functionality can be accurately and efficiently tested to ensure compliance with industry […]
TAA-compliant waveguide horn antennas support 1.7 GHz to 40 GHz frequency range
A new series of standard gain waveguide horn antennas address a wide range of R&D, test and measurement, government/military, wireless communication and microwave radio systems applications. Pasternack’s new waveguide horn antennas can be used in a broad variety of applications due to their high power handling capability, low loss, high directivity and near constant electrical […]
