A tough challenge for test engineers is explored in terms of test methods, pitfalls, and measurement errors. For the test engineer, RF and microwave power amplifier testing imposes unique challenges.

What will keep your brakes from failing or your airbag from deploying the next time you cruise past an airport? For many years, automakers have performed electromagnetic compatibility testing of ...

When it comes to high reliability applications such as radar and advanced wireless and satellite communications, accurate and high quality test instrumentation is essential. The specification of high ...

How your use of power sensors and spectrum analysers can influence outcomes in RF and microwave power measurements, writes Giovanni D’Amore of Keysight Technologies. The ability to make consistent ...

Modern high-performance transmitters require accurate monitoring of RF power, because most cellular standards depend on strict power- transmission levels to maintain an effective network. Regulation ...

With so much attention on IBOC, it is appropriate to step back and review the basic principles of RF amplifiers. The radio transmitter is a collection of stages. Each stage modifies the signal in some ...

Gallium nitride (GaN) RF transistors have traditionally been depletion mode, making them difficult to bias. High frequency enhancement mode transistors, such as the EPC8000 series eGaN FETs from EPC, ...

Empower RF Systems has announced the release of its latest C-UAS RF amplifier module, Model 1211, engineered for robust ...

As you can see, there are a number of variables and the answer is simply not that straight forward. When conducting amplifier measurements, we tend to be a bit more forgiving with receivers than multi ...