At 26 GHz, there is substantial atmospheric absorption and much higher free space loss than at sub-6 GHz frequencies. Moreover, the interconnect such as 26 GHz attenuators and 26 GHz terminations, to drive a 26 GHz system intrinsically must be more compact than lower...
RF circuits useful for lowering signal amplitude by absorbing a fixed amount of RF energy are called fixed RF attenuators. These devices are also used for dissipating excess signal energy, enhancing impedance matching between two components/devices by lowering the...
A type of passive radar target or reflector used in many applications, including radar systems, surveying, and communication is called a trihedral corner reflector. The ability to reflect electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves or radar signals, directly back...
There is a growing use of military antenna in a wide range of applications, including aerospace, naval, land-mobile, manpack, and unmanned vehicles. These communications can be anything from critical voice or text communication between units/central command or a...
N-type Coaxial Connectors are one of the most common coaxial connector types used in wireless communication and sensing systems. This connector type has been around since the 1940s and was originally designed for military applications not exceeding 1 GHz maximum...
A Tunable Bandpass Filter is a type of tunable filter that exhibits significant attenuation outside of the passband of the filter, and contains a resonant or other adjustable element that allows for the center frequency and other filter characteristics to be adjusted....
RF Interconnect is another term for RF connections between devices, boards, ports, RF cable assemblies, waveguide, probes, antenna, and etc. As discussed in a previous blog post, What is an RF Connection, RF interconnects are a method of transferring RF signals from...
In large facilities and buildings, it often comes up that there may be a need for fire rated coaxial cable. The term “plenum” cable gets tossed around as well. Many are confused on the terms and the rating systems and how this pertains to the United States National...
The realization of 5G involves the integration of new radio access technologies (RATs) in a singular radio network architecture for seamless connectivity regardless of the location, traffic load, and mobility of the user. In order to accomplish this, higher frequency...
GNSS antennas are either Fixed Radiation Pattern Antenna (FRPA) or Controlled Radiation Pattern Antenna (CRPA). For most applications, FRPAs are more than adequate, and CRPAs have only become legal for civilian use less than a decade ago. However, CRPAs do present...
