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Friday the 14th

Servomechanisms ... How They Work

Servomechanisms ... How They Work, July 1960 Radio-Electronics - RF CafeMy introduction to servomechanisms was sometime in the early 1970s when I became aware of radio control (R/C) systems for model airplanes, cars, and boats. Modelers referred to them simply as servos. At the time, they were constructed with discrete electronic components crammed onto a two-sided printed circuit board with parts mounted vertically to save space, a brushed DC motor, and a feedback potentiometer. Cases were either metal or plastic, and the gears were plastic. Control / power cables had four or five wires. The servos in my first R/C system (OS Digitron 3-Channel) were 1-5/8" x 1-3/8" x 13/16", and weighed 1.7 oz. The 4-wire cable used a center tap in the battery to effect bias voltages for the transistor circuitry (-V/2, Neutral, and +V/2), and the fourth wire was the pulse position control signal. Modern servos with equivalent power are 1/8th the volume and weight, are faster, use integrated circuits, and have a 3-wire control cable. Of course there are also larger servos, but they are immensely more powerful...

"The Dark Side of the Moon"

Pink Floyd "The Dark Side of the Moon" - RF CafeIs nothing sacred? Those of us 60+ people "were there" when Pink Floyd released its "The Dark Side of the Moon" album in March of 1973 (half a century ago). Original copies are selling for $30-$150 on eBay. "Money" was the biggest hit on the album. "Another Brick in the Wall," (Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone...)from the 1979 "The Wall" album is probably their most popular song... but I digress. Physics World website has an article entitled "Great gaffe in the sky: the erroneous physics behind The Dark Side of the Moon" commemorating the 50-year anniversary by pointing out the science errors in the album title and artwork. Note that the white light dispersing prism shown in the article is not from the album's cover artwork, so the author's argument about refractive indices is not referencing it (why show it, then?). "This year marks 50 years since British rock band Pink Floyd released their seminal album The Dark Side of the Moon. From my experience as a physics teacher, I can tell you that most teenagers today would struggle to name a single track on the album. But a majority of them still do recognize the iconic album cover, which depicts light refracting through a triangular prism. Indeed, I am convinced that students will be able to name both the album and the band if shown the artwork..."

Carl & Jerry: The Snow Machine

Carl & Jerry: The Snow Machine, December 1960 Popular Electronics - RF CafeWhen this was first published, we moving into the colder days of the year in the northern hemisphere. It was the time of year that causes those less appreciative of cold weather to conjure up memories of warm summer days with green leaves on tree branches and colorful flowers in the garden. For those of you like me who actually prefer the cooler weather, this December 1960, Carl & Jerry story about making snow by blasting clouds with ultrasonic energy just adds to my appreciation of the onset of winter and visions of a white Christmas. To date there has been no major, efficient progress in the field of snowmaking or rainmaking (other than seeding clouds with silver iodide). Ski resorts still need sub-freezing weather for their snow machines to work using a ground-based water source (not directly from the clouds)...

NASA Space-to-Ground Laser Communications Milestone

NASA Space-to-Ground Laser Communications Milestone - RF Cafe"NASA and its partners have achieved another major milestone in the future of space communications - achieving 200 gigabits per second (Gbps) throughput on a space-to-ground optical link between a satellite in orbit and Earth, the highest data rate ever achieved by optical communications technology. These data rates are made possible by using laser communications, which packs information into the oscillations of light waves in lasers, instead of using radio waves like most space communications systems. This communications link was achieved by the TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) system, carried into orbit by NASA's Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 (PTD-3) satellite, and surpasses the previous 100 Gbps milestone previously demonstrated by the same team in June 2022. With this speedy connection, TBIRD can send down multiple terabytes of test data to Earth during a single six-minute pass over a ground station. A single terabyte is the equivalent of about 500 hours of high-definition video."

Metal vs. Glass Radio Tubes

Metal vs. Glass Radio Tubes, October 1935 Radio-Craft - RF CafeHere is a brief synopsis on the main difference between glass and metal vacuum tubes - the metal case tubes generally exhibit higher interelectrode capacitances. It showed up in a 1935 issue of Radio-Craft magazine at the time when metal encased tubes were first appearing. Unless successfully addressed, that limits usefulness in high frequency circuits. Of course in 1935 most radio circuits maxed out in the tens of megahertz, so it was not too much of a problem. One of the major advantageous features of metal tubes is the built-in EMI/RFI shielding both for keeping desirable fields inside the tubes and keeping undesirable fields from entering the tube...

Post Your Engineer & Technician Job Openings on RF Cafe for Free

/jobs.htm">Engineering Job Board - RF CafeRF Cafe's raison d'être is and always has been to provide useful, quality content for engineers, technicians, engineering managers, students, and hobbyists. Part of that mission is offering to post applicable /jobs.htm">job openings. HR department employees and/or managers of hiring companies are welcome to submit opportunities for posting at no charge. 3rd party recruiters and temp agencies are not included so as to assure a high quality of listings. Please read through the easy procedure to benefit from RF Cafe's high quality visitors...

Many Thanks to LadyBug Technologies for Their Continued Support!

LadyBug Technologies RF Power Sensors - RF CafeLadyBug Technologies was founded in 2004 by two microwave engineers with a passion for quality microwave test instrumentation. Our employees offer many years experience in the design and manufacture of the worlds best vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, power meters and associated components. The management team has additional experience in optical power testing, military radar and a variety of programming environments including LabVIEW, VEE and other languages often used in programmatic systems. Extensive experience in a broad spectrum of demanding measurement applications. You can be assured that our Power Sensors are designed, built, tested and calibrated without compromise.

Thursday the 13th

Roundword Puzzle

Roundword Puzzle, July 1960 Radio-Electronics - RF CafeYeah, upon seeing the title of this puzzle, I also thought it said "Roundworm." As is evident by the construction of the puzzle grid, it is indeed "Roundword." Be sure when working the puzzle to spiral in toward the center and don't do a raster scan from top to bottom. Although it appeared in a 1960 issue of Radio-Electronics magazine, there are no terms that should give a Millennial any problems. Careful with number 14 since today's classes of Hams is not the same as it was back in the day...

Werbel 0.7-4 GHz, 4-Way Power Splitter

Werbel Microwave Intros 700 MHz to 4 GHz 4-Way Power Splitter - RF CafeWerbel Microwave presents an impressive array of features in our latest offering. The D−4047−BNC is just one of the many coax splitter components available in our extensive range. This Werbel Microwave power divider/splitter features a 4−way design with BNC connectors. It operates within a frequency range of 700 MHz to 4 GHz. The D−4047−BNC is a 50 ohm impedance power divider with a maximum input power rating of 30 watts. It has a female input and four female output ports. This RF power splitter/divider is specifically designed for Wilkinson applications. For detailed specifications and design information on this coaxial BNC reactive power divider, please refer to the RF power splitter PDF specifications datasheet provided...

Philco Model 15 Series Superheterodyne Radio

Philco Model 15 Series, 11-Tube Superheterodyne Chassis Radio Service Data Sheet, August 1932 Radio-Craft - RF CafeHere is the Radio Service Data Sheets for the Philco Model 15 Series, 11-Tube Superheterodyne Chassis, as it appeared in the August 1932 issue of Radio−Craft magazine. As is typical of the era, a fancy, curvaceous wooden cabinet houses the "ultra modern receiver." Philco Radio & Television Corporation went all-out for high quality sound by incorporating two "reproducers" - otherwise known as speakers. The partially reclined speaker surface avoids blasting sound at kneecap level as is typical of floor console radios, preferring rather to intercept the listeners' ears. There are still many people who restore and service these vintage radios, and often it can be difficult or impossible to find schematics and/or tuning information. I keep a running list of all data sheets to facilitate a search...

The Pioneer Behind Electromagnetism

The Pioneer Behind Electromagnetism - RF Cafe"Ampère's theory was fundamental to electronic inventions such as motors and generators. Without an understanding of the fundamental relationship between electricity and magnetism, it would not have been possible to invent motors, telecommunications equipment, kitchen appliances and more. A key part of our understanding of that relationship, known as classical electromagnetics or classical electrodynamics, was first theorized in the 1820s by André-Marie Ampère, a French physicist and mathematician. Through a series of experiments, Ampère discovered that a magnetic field is generated when charge flows through two parallel wires, pushing them apart or pulling them together. He also identified the important distinction between current and voltage. The unit of electric current known as the ampere, or amp for short, is named after the founder of electrodynamics. Ampère, a professor of mathematics at the Collège de France, in Paris, developed a formula to measure the magnetic force between two electric currents. It was fundamental to 19th-century developments in electricity and magnetism by scientists including Michael Faraday...

How to Get the Most from Your Key and Bug

How to Get the Most from Your Key and Bug, July 1966 Popular Electronics - RF CafeWith a fair helping of chagrin, I admit to being a "10-4 Good Buddy" type of Ham radio operator. That moniker is applied liberally by pre-1991 (February 14, to be exact) amateur radio licensees to post-1991 licensees because that was the year in which the FCC no longer required aspiring Hams to pass a Morse code proficiency test for an entry level license (with restrictions). It was a sort of Valentine's Day gift. In 2003, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced the rescinding of its code requirement and allowed countries to set their own standards. By 2007, General and Extra exams no longer required code tests. I earned my Technician license in 2010, General license in 2015, and Amateur Extra license in 2017 - all without sending or receiving a single dit or dah (or keying a mike for that matter). Please don't hate me for it, because I have every intention of learning code... maybe, if I ever get to retire, which doesn't appear likely with the cost of living rising as quickly as it is :-(

RF & Electronics Symbols for Visio

RF Electronics Wireless Analog Block Diagrams Symbols Shapes for Visio - RF CafeWith more than 1000 custom-built symbols, this has got to be the most comprehensive set of Visio Symbols available for RF, analog, and digital system and schematic drawings! Every object has been built to fit proportionally on the provided A-, B- and C-size drawing page templates (or can use your own). Symbols are provided for equipment racks and test equipment, system block diagrams, conceptual drawings, and schematics. Unlike previous versions, these are NOT Stencils, but instead are all contained on tabbed pages within a single Visio document. That puts everything in front of you in its full glory. Just copy and paste what you need on your drawing. The file format is XML so everything plays nicely with Visio 2013 and later...

Many Thanks to Reactel for Their Long-Time Support!

Reactel Filters - RF Cafe

Reactel has become one of the industry leaders in the design and manufacture of RF and microwave filters, diplexers, and sub-assemblies. They offer the generally known tubular, LC, cavity, and waveguide designs, as well as state of the art high performance suspended substrate models. Through a continuous process of research and development, they have established a full line of filters of filters of all types - lowpass, highpass, bandpass, bandstop, diplexer, and more. Established in 1979. Please contact Reactel today to see how they might help your project.

Wednesday the 12th

ARRL Annual Dues Increase Survey 2023

ARRL Annual Dues Increase Survey 2023 - RF CafeThe ARRL (American Radio Relay League) just published the results of their "ARRL Member Dues Survey." Unfortunately, access requires signing in as a member, but then most likely if you care about the survey, you are an ARRL member and have access. 12 multiple choice questions and one essay question polled issues was covered. Topics included are an annual dues increase (and if yes, by how much), whether both print and digital editions should be included at one price, if Lifetime Membership should still be offered, are you an active Ham, would amateur radio still have dedicated spectrum if the ARRL did not exist, from which features of ARRL membership do you benefit. I am one of the 20,077 ARRL members who responded. My essay comment about how the ARRL might trim operational costs was to use lower quality paper and less color in the print version of QST publication. Most issues are either never read or only read once, and therefore highly durable (therefore more expensive) paper is not needed. It might seem trivial, but publishing costs are high and small per-copy savings can add up to a lot.

Electron Collider on a Chip

Electron Collider on a Chip - RF Cafe"Quantum electronics promises significant advances in ultra-sensitive measurements and quantum information processing. In nanoelectronic circuits, one electron can be used to precisely modify the trajectory of another electron through their mutual Coulomb interaction. This new fundamental circuit element has now been demonstrated by three independent research teams, whose complementary discoveries have been published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. Electrical current is a stream of charged elementary particles. In semiconductor devices, ballistic electrons move at high speeds, making it difficult to address them individually. A controlled collision of individual electrons can provide the time resolution required for one electron to interrogate the other. The operating principle of such an electron collider circuit is similar to hitting one fast moving projectile with another well-timed shot. The challenge is therefore to precisely synchronize two individual electrons to exploit their interaction..."

The New Field of Microwave Spectroscopy

The New Field of Microwave Spectroscopy, July 1949 Radio & Television News - RF Cafe"Nuclear" this and "nuclear" that were big attention getters after the dropping of the uranium and plutonium bombs that ended World War II in August of 1945. Science was at the cusp of its foray into understanding and manipulating atoms at the nuclear level - a realm that at the time was not directly observable. "Shadows" of elementary particles were successfully imaged, but many theorized that it would never be possible to directly "see" an electron, proton, or neutron. One cause of the inability to image such a small entity was a lack of a stable enough reference source that could resolve tiny features. Short wavelengths (i.e., high frequencies) are needed, and the current standard - piezoelectric crystals - could not be fabricated thin enough to function reliably (or at all) in the microwave spectrum. Fulfilling the old adage of "necessity is the mother of invention," scientists developed the first atomic clocks that exploited a very stable and repeatable frequency reference based on electron energy level transitions of the ammonia atom. Doing so allowed the earliest measurements of sub-microscopic physical features of materials. This story details some of the history...

RF & Electronics Symbols for Office™

RF & Electronics Schematic & Block Diagram Symbols for Office™ r2 - RF CafeIt was a lot of work, but I finally finished a version of the "RF & Electronics Schematic & Block Diagram Symbols"" that works well with Microsoft Office™ programs Word™, Excel™, and Power Point™. This is an equivalent of the extensive set of amplifier, mixer, filter, switch, connector, waveguide, digital, analog, antenna, and other commonly used symbols for system block diagrams and schematics created for Visio™. Each of the 1,000 or so symbols was exported individually from Visio in the EMF file format, then imported into Word on a Drawing Canvas. The EMF format allows an image to be scaled up or down without becoming pixelated, so all the shapes can be resized in a document and still look good. The imported symbols can also be UnGrouped into their original constituent parts for editing. Check them out!

Please Thank Werbel Microwave for Continued Support!

Werbel MicrowaveWerbel Microwave is a manufacturer of RF directional and bidirectional couplers (6 dB to 30 dB) and RF power dividers / combiners (2− to 16−way) with select models operating up to 26.5 GHz and 100 W of CW power (3 kW peak). All are RoHS and REACH compliant and are designed and manufactured in our Whippany, NJ, location. Custom products and private label service available. Please take a couple minutes to visit their website and see how Werbel Microwave can help you today.

Tuesday the 11th

Principles of Modern Radar - Part II

Principles of Modern Radar - Part II, July 1960 Radio-Electronics - RF CafeIn this second installment in his "Principles of Modern Radar" series in Radio-Electronics magazine, author Jordan McQuay discusses pulse-Doppler radar, which exploits the frequency shift of moving targets to discriminate against fixed objects. The ability to separate fixed from moving targets is generally more difficult are the moving target gets closer to the fixed object(s), such as when near the ground during take-off and landing, and when mountains are nearby in the background. Clutter cancellation can and is also accomplished by comparing radar amplitude vs. time return signals to previous returns and subtracting the two so that only the newer signal survives for display on the scope (plan position indicator, or PPI). That is how the AN/MPN-14 (13) radar system I worked in the in the U.S. Air Force worked...

RF Device Model Generator

RF Device Model Generator for Circuit Library Creation - RF Cafe"Modern manufacturing is becoming more and more complex as designers and manufacturers attempt to integrate the latest core technologies into their solutions. Software design tools are addressing this issue by enabling the modeling of the latest RF fin field-effect transistors (FinFET), a complex and time-consuming process that involves massive amounts of data. An example of such a tool is Keysight's IC-CAP Model Generator (MG). It was recently chosen by the Samsung Foundry to give its RF engineers the wherewithal to efficiently organize the large volumes of data needed to develop advanced transistor models. Faster Simulation Using the IC-CAP MG software framework, Samsung can handle data management and all of the details involving multi-device simulations. As a result, engineers are able to focus on creating and automating custom flows instead of getting bogged down in the process. Accelerating Samsung's advanced RF semiconductor process technology development, the Python-3-based MG software leverages..."

Rise-Time Measurements

Rise-Time Measurements, August 1972 Popular Electronics - RF CafeA lot of us still use older test equipment at home and even in the company lab. As discussed in this 1972 article from Popular Electronics magazine, the displayed rise time on an oscilloscope display is not necessarily that true rise time of a signal - particularly when the speed approaches the rated bandwidth of the equipment. In that case, it is necessary to mathematically compensate for the rise times of each individual component used for making the measurement. Hooking the o-scope probe tip to the calibration point on the front of the instrument and adjusting the probe's trim capacitor for a flat response is not always good enough. Most modern o-scopes can calculate and apply corrections automatically, negating the need for a manual correction. If your application is not super critical from a timing standpoint, then you do not need to bother with correction, but it is worth keeping rise time measurement inaccuracies in mind just in case you run into an otherwise...

June Average Daily Sunspot Number Highest in 21 Years

Yes, the Average Daily Sunspot Number is certainly high, but only about half of some maximums since formal observations began in 1749. A look at the bottom plot in the composite image I made shows that the year before I was born (1957), the number was around 332, compared to today's 132. The Sunspot Number is calculated by awarding each sunspot group a value of 10, and each individual sunspot a value of 1. For example, if there are 3 sunspot groups having, say, 2, 4, and 5 sunspots, then the Sunspot Number is 3x10 + 2 + 4 + 5 = 41. If instead none of the sunspots were part of a group, then the Sunspot Number would be just 2 + 4 + 5 = 11. I'm sure there's a good reason for doing it that way, but why introduce ambiguity? After a pronounced lull in the early part of Cycle 25, Ham radio DX'ers are loving the increased solar activity because it opens up higher frequencies for skipping off the ionosphere. Of course during heavy sunspot activity the probability of a major coronal mass ejection (CME) directed toward Earth is much greater than normal, and that could significantly interrupt communications and power distribution systems. Anyway, when you see headlines and news distorters [sic] hyperventilating about the sun's activity, don't go stocking up on food, medical supplies, and ammo in the backyard bunker -- at least not yet.

Norelco Speaker Advertisement

Norelco Speaker Advertisement, April 1957 Radio & TV News - RF CafeYou will be excused for not knowing that Norelco, famous today (or was it seemingly just yesterday?) for its line of electric shavers, coffee makers, and cassette recorders, once was famous for its radio loudspeakers. Norelco also offered a line of wooden speaker cabinets. This advertisement appeared in the April 1957 issue of Radio and TV News magazine. "Sink me, the copy writer's a poet," to shamelessly paraphrase Sir Percy Blakeney from "The Scarlet Pimpernel..."

RF Cascade Workbook

RF Cascade Workbook - RF Cafe RF Cascade Workbook is the next phase in the evolution of RF Cafe's long-running series, RF Cascade Workbook. Chances are you have never used a spreadsheet quite like this (click here for screen capture). It is a full-featured RF system cascade parameter and frequency planner that includes filters and mixers for a mere $45. Built in MS Excel, using RF Cascade Workbook 2018 is a cinch and the format is entirely customizable. It is significantly easier and faster than using a multi-thousand dollar simulator when a high level system analysis is all that is needed. An intro video takes you through the main features...

Many Thanks to Aegis Power Systems for Their Continued Support!

Aegis Power Systems - RF CafeAegis Power Systems is a leading supplier of AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies for custom and special applications. Aegis has been designing and building highly reliable custom power supplies since 1995. They offer a complete line of switch mode power supplies and power converters for a variety of markets including defense, industrial, aircraft, VME, and telecom. Supports military, aircraft, EV, telecom, and embedded computing applications. Design and manufacture of custom power supply solutions to meet each customer's exacting specifications. Please visit Aegis Power Systems today. Manufactured in the USA.

Monday the 10th

An Improved Transmission Line Calculator

An Improved Transmission Line Calculator, January 1944 Electronics Magazine - RF CafeHere is the follow-up article from Phillip H. Smith's original "Transmission Line Calculator" of his Smith Chart in the January 1939 issue of Electronics magazine. "An Improved Transmission Line Calculator" appeared in the January 1944 issue. Mr. Smith worked at the Radio Development Department of Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City. He states in part, "The calculator is, fundamentally, a special kind of impedance coordinate system, mechanically arranged with respect to a set of movable scales to portray the relationship of impedance at any point along a uniform open wire or coaxial transmission line to the impedance at any other point and to the several other electrical parameters. These other parameters are plotted as scales along the radial arm and around the rim of the calculator, both of which are arranged to be independently adjustable with respect to the main impedance coordinates." A thorough discussion of the Smith chart's constructions and examples of its use are presented...

Anatech Electronics Intros 3 Filter

Anatech Electronics Intros 3 Filter Models for July 10th, 2023 - RF CafeAnatech Electronics offers the industry's largest portfolio of high-performance standard and customized RF and microwave filters and filter-related products for military, commercial, aerospace and defense, and industrial applications up to 40 GHz. Three new filters have been announced: a 3-7 MHz bandstop/notch filter with BNC female connectors, an 8 MHz LC highpass filter with BNC connectors, and a 14.7 MHz bandpass filter with N-type connectors and a bandwidth of 2.0 MHz. Custom RF power filter and directional couplers designs can be designed and produced with required connector types when a standard cannot be found, or the requirements are such that a custom approach is necessary...

International Electronics Quiz

International Electronics Quiz, July 1967 Popular Electronics - RF CafeTest your knowledge of the country of origin of the inventors responsible for these ten inventions by taking this "International Electronics Quiz." It appeared in the July 1967 issue of Popular Electronics magazine. In some cases the inventor was born in another country but then emigrated to the U.S. or another country before his/her invention or discovery. This is a pretty tough quiz even for someone who has done a lot of reading on the history of technology. Guessing the country of origin for the inventor of the voltaic pile might be easier if you recall the guy's name (hint: his name is in the caption), and for the TV antenna take note of the configuration of the elements (hint: there was nobody named Log Periodic). I'm too embarrassed to divulge my score, but if you do better 50% or better, you've beaten me...

AI Battles Bane of Space Junk

AI Battles Bane of Space Junk - RF Cafe"Photos from low-earth orbit (LEO) are often strikingly beautiful. But what they typically fail to capture is the tens of thousands of debris pieces, or 'space junk,' that orbit around Earth's face like hungry mosquitos - and threaten to hit satellites and other orbiting assets with enough force to be destructive. Such pieces of space junk - only a fraction of which space agencies like NASA and ESA can track with ground-based telescopes - are only going to multiply as mega-constellations like Starlink or OneWeb enter LEO. A growing number of planners and researchers are concerned about whether further crowding could lead to a higher risk of catastrophic collisions that knock out communications satellites or even one day send fiery debris back home to Earth. To better anticipate and avoid these situations, some are turning to computer simulations and artificial intelligence to better see what humans cannot..."

The Navy Trains Radio Technicians

The Navy Trains Radio Technicians, November 1942 QST - RF CafeMy Uncle Brian was a radioman in the U.S. Navy during the end of the Korean War era. A great story teller, he used to talk about his Navy experiences and later times as a United Parcel Service (UPS) tandem semi trailer driver when he and others from my Buffalo side of the family would come to visit during summers when I was a kid. He spent most of his enlistment on a gravy assignment at the U.S. embassy in Australia, relaying messages between self-important bureaucrats at the Pentagon and self-important bureaucrats at the U.S. embassy in the Down Under. His favorite saying about his time in the service was, "I joined the Navy to see the world, and all I saw was the sea." I laugh every time I hear it...

Promote Your Company on RF Cafe

Sponsor RF Cafe for as Little as $40 per Month - RF CafeBanner Ads are rotated in all locations on the page! RF Cafe typically receives 8,000-15,000 website visits each weekday. RF Cafe is a favorite of engineers, technicians, hobbyists, and students all over the world. With more than 17,000 pages in the Google search index, RF Cafe returns in favorable positions on many types of key searches, both for text and images. Your 728x90-px and 160x600-px Banner Ads are displayed on average 225,000 times per year! New content is added on a daily basis, which keeps the major search engines interested enough to spider it multiple times each day. Items added on the homepage often can be found in a Google search within a few hours of being posted. If you need your company news to be seen, RF Cafe is the place to be...

Many Thanks to Berkeley Nucleonics for Continued Support!

Berkeley Nucleonics Corp - RF CafeBerkeley Nucleonics Corporation (BNC) is a leading manufacturer of precision electronic instrumentation for test, measurement, and nuclear research. Founded in 1963, BNC initially developed custom pulse generators. We became known for meeting the most stringent requirements for high precision and stability, and for producing instruments of unsurpassed reliability and performance. We continue to maintain a leadership position as a developer of custom pulse, signal, light, and function generators. Our designs incorporate the latest innovations in software and hardware engineering, surface mount production, and automated testing procedures.

Sunday the 9th

Electronics Theme Crossword for July 9th

Electronics Theme Crossword Puzzle for July 9th, 2023 - RF CafeThis custom RF Cafe electronics-themed crossword puzzle for July 9th contains words and clues which pertain exclusively to the subjects of electronics, science, physics, mechanics, engineering, power distribution, astronomy, chemistry, etc. If you do see names of people or places, they are intimately related to the aforementioned areas of study. Being that "I" is the 9th letter of the alphabet, it is used as the first and/or last letter of many words in today's crossword puzzle - as well as in-between. Those clues are marked with an asterisk (*). As always, you will find no references to numbnut movie stars or fashion designers. Need more crossword RF Cafe puzzles? A list at the bottom of the page links to hundreds of them dating back to the year 2000. Enjoy.

et Your Custom-Designed RF Cafe Gear!

Custom-Designed RF-Themed Cups, T-Shirts, Mouse Pads, Clocks (Cafe Press) - RF CafeThis assortment of custom-designed themes by RF Cafe includes T-Shirts, Mouse Pads, Clocks, Tote Bags, Coffee Mugs and Steins, Purses, Sweatshirts, and Baseball Caps. Choose from amazingly clever "We Are the World's Matchmakers" Smith chart design or the "Engineer's Troubleshooting Flow Chart." My "Matchmaker's" design has been ripped off by other people and used on their products, so please be sure to purchase only official RF Cafe gear. My markup is only a paltry 50¢ per item - Cafe Press gets the rest of your purchase price. These would make excellent gifts for husbands, wives, kids, significant others, and for handing out at company events or as rewards for excellent service. It's a great way to help support RF Cafe. Thanks...

Many Thanks to Exodus Advanced Communications for Their Support

Exodus Advanced Communications - RF CafeExodus Advanced Communications is a multinational RF communication equipment and engineering service company serving both commercial and government entities and their affiliates worldwide. Power amplifiers ranging from 10 kHz to 51 GHz with various output power levels and noise figure ranges, we fully support custom designs and manufacturing requirements for both small and large volume levels. decades of combined experience in the RF field for numerous applications including military jamming, communications, radar, EMI/EMC and various commercial projects with all designing and manufacturing of our HPA, MPA, and LNA products in-house.

 

 

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