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Take a BITE into Battery Health

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Research indicates that internal battery cell impedance increases with the age and discharge history of a cell. Since interruption in electrical service can spell disaster, a reliable backup power system is critical so that when conventional power fails, costly service outages can be avoided. The BITE family of products provides meaningful ...

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Darpa HiFIVE

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

High Frequency Integrated Vacuum Electronics (HiFIVE) The objective of the HiFIVE program is to develop an integrated, microfabricated vacuum electronic (VE) high-power amplifier (HPA) circuit for use in high-bandwidth, high-power transmitters. Additionally, the program will demonstrate operation of such a circuit over a 5 GHz frequency band centered at 220GHz. The ...

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Who has the 2nd Largest Communications Network in the World ?

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

India has the 2nd largest communication network in the world, having a tele-density of 28.33% and is one of the fastest growing wireless markets, with a total subscriber base of 325.78 million at the end of June 2008, adding 9 -10 million subscribers a month. India is likely to leap-frog from ...

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World First in High Voltage Testing

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke) today launches the world’s first commercial generic high voltage test facility. The new service can accommodate Radio Frequency (RF) power and voltage on a massive scale. It combines high voltage isolation with screening to 18 GHz, whereby most other facilities only allow for testing at 50 ...

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Wireless Base Stations

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

In radio communications, a base station is a wireless communications station installed at a fixed location and used to communicate as part of a push-to-talk two-way radio system, or a wireless telephone system such as cellular CDMA or GSM cell site. In professional two-way radio systems, a base station is ...

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World Standards Day 2009

Monday, September 28th, 2009

What is World Standards Day? World Standards Day began as a celebration of the birth of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO www.iso.org), which held its first meeting in London on October 14, 1946. From an initial roster of 25 countries, ISO (based in Geneva, Switzerland) now has 123 member nations ...

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Electronic DC Loads Simulate Non-Linear Behavior

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Chroma's 63600 Series DC Electronic Loads are designed for testing multi-output AC/DC power supplies, DC/DC converters, chargers, batteries, adapters, and power electronic components. Excellent for research, development, production, and incoming inspection applications. The 63600's state of the art design uses DSP technology to simulate non-linear loads using an ...

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Zero-Ohm Load

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

In Search of the Zero-Ohm Load High-wattage resistors often are used as test loads for power transformers. Resistors don't introduce phase shifts, and it's easy to check that a transformer's voltage regulation remains within spec at different rms currents. The effect of various primary tap and secondary loading combinations also can ...

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U-SNAP Alliance, Smart Grid and Internet Connectivity Companies

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Leading Smart Grid and Internet Connectivity Companies Join U-SNAP Alliance Alliant Energy, CLECO, Comverge, GE Consumer & Industrial, Portland General Electric, Radio Thermostat Company of America, Sensus, Trilliant and eleven other companies join U-SNAP Alliance in smart grid home area network standard creation. Morgan Hill, CA. (September 10, 2009) – The U-SNAP ...

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Differences between a Function Generator and an AWG ?

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Question: What are the main differences between a conventional Function Generator and an Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG)? Answer: A function generator has standard, predefined waveforms, i.e. sine, square, ramp and triangle. The user can manipulate these waveforms by adjusting basic controls such as the duty cycle, amplitude ...

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- Anritsu MS4630B
  The MS4630B is suitable for electronics production lines demanding fast and accurate device measurements. It is particularly well suited to accurate high-speed, evaluation of IF filter resonance and group delay characteristics, as well as evaluating ...
- Anritsu S251C-10B
  Anritsu Sitemaster S251C/10B - Covering the 625 MHz to 2500 MHz frequency band, the Site Master S251C site management tool is designed to accurately locate and identify cable and antenna system faults and conduct isolation and gain measurements. This...
- Anritsu MG3633A
  The MG3633A has excellent frequency resolution, frequency switching speed, signal purity, and a high output level, in addition to amplitude, frequency, and phase modulation functions. Also, sweep functions are provided for carrier frequency, output l...
- Brush Gould TA240
  Brush Gould TA240 EasyGraf is the true field recorder Portable, lightweight, Remote DC Operation, Battery Operation, Easy to Carry lightweight - 22 pounds - and compact. It easily fits under an airplane seat. Its power supply is designed for 1...
- Fluke 5100B
  Fluke 5100B AC/DC Calibrator The 5100B supplies AC & DC voltage, AC & DC current, and resistance for precise applications, such as calibrating digital multimeters. Product Specs ...
- Agilent-HP 8920A-001-004-010-013-019-102-10
  RF Communication Test Set The HP 8920A is a full-feature, one-box test set designed to meet service and repair needs in the cellular and land mobile communications market. Combining 22 instruments, the HP 8920A offers full functionality needed in te...
- Wandel Goltermann DA-30C
  Since 1990, ther DA-30 has been known as the pioneer in internetwork analysis. To maintain its industry leadership, the DA-30 has been completely re-designed with dramatic new enhancements. - State-of-the-art Active Matrix display shows DA-3x sof...
- Agilent-HP 8568B
  The 8568B Spectrum Analyzer is a high performance analyzer ideal for bench or ATE applications with an extendable frequency range from 100Hz to 1.5GHz. The unit has 10Hz resolution bandwidth and excellent frequency stability. Amplitude range dbm is...
- Agilent-HP 8568B
  The 8568B Spectrum Analyzer is a high performance analyzer ideal for bench or ATE applications with an extendable frequency range from 100Hz to 1.5GHz. The unit has 10Hz resolution bandwidth and excellent frequency stability. Amplitude range dbm is...
- Agilent-HP 8594E
  The HP Agilent 8594E is one of our used Spectrum Analyzers with a bandwidth of 9 kHz to 2.9 GHz. Product Specs * Four slot cardcage * Split screen display * One-button measurement routines * Advanced measurement functions * Dual interfaces...
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Lockheed Martin Press Releases
- Lockheed Martin Receives $17.8 Million Contract Award for A-10 Software Upgrade
  Media Contact:Lindsay Becker (607) 751-3200; e-mail: lindsay.e.becker@lmco.com For additional information, visit our Web site:http://www.lockheedmartin.com &nbsp Read More
- Lockheed Martin Super Hercules Deliveries Strengthen USAF and USMC Fleets
  MARIETTA, Ga., November 20th, 2009 -- Demonstrating the increase in the C-130J build and delivery rate, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] simultaneously delivered two C-130Js on Nov. 19 to two different customers – a C-130J to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and a KC-130J to the U.S. Marine Corps. The USAFE C-130J was accepted by Brig. Gen. Mark C. “Mar […]
- Lockheed Martin Delivers First Set Of U.S. Customs & Border Protection P-3 Orion New Production Wings
- Lockheed Martin Opens New Facility in South Australia
  MAWSON LAKES, S.A., November 18th, 2009 -- The Hon. Mike Rann, Premier of South Australia, officially opened the new Lockheed Martin Australia Electronic Systems facility at Mawson Lakes today. Following Lockheed Martin Australia’s successful acquisition of RLM Group in 2008, its workforce grew to more than 400, making a larger facility necessary. Wit […]
- Lockheed Martin Tests Carbon Nanotube-Based Memory Devices
  PALO ALTO, Calif., November 18th, 2009 -- A radiation-resistant version of NRAM™ carbon-nanotube-based memory, developed jointly by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Nantero, was tested on a recent Space Shuttle mission. The NRAM™ was incorporated by NASA into special autonomous testing configurations installed into a carrier at the aft end of the […]
- U.S. Census Bureau and Lockheed Martin Open Data Processing and Call Center Facilities in Phoenix
  Vangent-operated facilities will offer approximately 2,800 local jobs in 2010 Phoenix, Ariz., November 18th, 2009 -- The U.S. Census Bureau and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today unveiled two new facilities in Phoenix, Ariz., to support the data capture efforts required for the 2010 Census. The 212,000-square-foot Phoenix Data Capture Center facility at 4427 […]
- Savi Announces New ?Unwiredplanet? Licensing Program For Wireless Sensor Networking
  Terms Provide Easier Access to Savi Patents Necessary to Develop DASH7TM Products Mountain View, Calif., November 17th, 2009 -- Building on its successful ISO 18000-7 licensing program, Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE:LMT] Savi today announced the launch of UnwiredPlanetTM , its next-generation patent licensing program with reduced pricing and a broader portfo […]
NASA Breaking News
- Science Magazines Honor Cutting-Edge NASA Programs
  NASA's revolutionary planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has been honored with the 2009 Best of What's New Grand Award from Popular Science Magazine and a 2009 Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics Magazine.
- NASA Awards $350,000 to Winning Astronaut Glove Designers
  NASA's Centennial Challenges program awarded $350,000 this week to a pair of designers who developed concepts for more flexible space gloves that could make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks.
- NASA Pushes Social Media Experience to New Heights
  NASA launched a social media experience at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that quickly turned into an unprecedented world-wide event as more than 100 Twitter users got a unique look inside America's space program and front row seats to the Nov. 16 liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis.
- Planet 51 Star Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth
  Actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space exploration and education to those of us here on Earth.
- Planet 51 PSA Campaign Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth
  Broadcast-quality digital public service announcements are available for download from NASA featuring actor Dwayne Johnson, star of the new film "Planet 51," discussing the importance of space exploration, diversity and education.
- Space Station, Space Shuttle Joint Crew News Conference Tuesday
  The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:13 a.m. CST on Tuesday, Nov. 24.
- NASA Provides Venerable Hubble Hardware to Smithsonian
  Two key instruments from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have a new home in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
Featured Test Equipment
- SPAA05 NEX
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- Japan Radio Company NJZ-2000 G0W0
  Japan Radio Company NJZ-2000 Multi System Mobile Phone Tester GSM with W-CDMA HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access which provides in further 3.5 generation communication service Supports Handover service from W-CDMA to G...
- Chroma 61605
  Programmable AC Source 0-300V/DC,15-1K Hz/4KVA - The Chroma Model 61605 Programmable AC Power Source delivers pure, instrument grade AC and DC power at very low cost. The 61605 AC power source offers output voltage from 0 to 300VAC, and frequency fr...
- Chroma 63209
  DC Electronic Load 1000A/80V/15600W The Chroma Electronic Loads 63200 series are designed for DC power source, power electronic devices and components testing. The high power rating, parallel and synchronization capabilities make them the ideal ...
- Chroma 6430
  Programmable AC Source 3KVA Lowest cost programmable AC source Designed for bench or ATE applications require line and frequency variations 0-300VAC/45-1KHz/up to 9KVA single and three phase Chroma's 6400 Series is designed for be...
NIST TechBeat
- Senate Confirms Gallagher as 14th NIST Director
  On Nov. 5, 2009, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher by unanimous consent as the 14th director of NIST.
- 'No Muss, No Fuss' Miniaturized Analysis for Complex Samples Developed
  A recent development at NIST in 'lab-on-a-chip' technique could make it much easier to analyze complex solutions containing particulates or other contaminating materials without laborious, expensive and time-consuming sample preparation.
- JQI Researchers Create Entangled Photons from Quantum Dots
  Physicists at the Joint Quantum Institute have developed a promising new source of entangled photons using quantum dots tweaked with a laser. The technique may someday enable more compact and convenient sources of entangled photon pairs than presently available for quantum information applications.
- Small Nanoparticles Bring Big Improvement to Medical Imaging
  New research at NIST makes it possible to use quantum dots to scrutinize activities that occur over hours or even days inside cells, potentially solving many of the mysteries associated with molecular-scale events occurring in these tiny living things.
- Novel NIST Connector Uses Magnets for Leak-Free Microfluidic Devices
  While fiddling one day with a pair of magnets, NIST researcher Javier Atencia realized he was holding a solution to an annoying engineering problem: how to simply, reliably and most of all, tightly, connect fluid tubes to his tiny microfluidic devices ...
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