Fairview Microwave Announces New Coaxial Packaged Bi-Directional Amplifiers

By Mike Ball / 17 Aug 2016

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Fairview Microwave Bi-Directional AmplifiersFairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of microwave and RF components, has announced the release of a line of coaxial packaged bi-directional amplifiers used for transmitting and receiving RF signals in popular applications including L and S band radar, commercial air traffic control, weather and earth observation systems, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), unmanned ground vehicles, military radio and satellite communications.

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The bi-directional amplifiers are designed for use in both commercial and military applications and will support any signal type and modulation format such as 3G and 4G telecom, WLAN, OFDM, DVB and CW/AM/FM. Fairview’s amplifiers offer high power density, efficiency and linearity in small lightweight environmentally sealed packages with SMA connectors. The units also feature a quick-connect circular locking connector for DC and control functions and each design uses a single voltage supply with voltage regulation.

Fairview’s bi-directional RF amplifier line consists of two narrow-band models that operate in L-Band from 1.35 to 1.39 GHz and S-Band from 2.4 to 2.5 GHz. Also available is a “general purpose” broadband model that covers 30 MHz to 3 GHz. These designs produce high quality transmit signals across 802.11 wireless networks while amplifying received signals with low noise figure of 2.5 dB to produce the highest possible data rates. Typical transmit gain levels for these amplifiers range from 20 to 23 dB with ±0.5 dB gain flatness. Another key feature is fast switching capability (1 microsecond typical) between Transmit (Tx) and Receive (Rx) states.

“Fairview’s new line of in-stock coaxial packaged bi-directional amplifiers are truly unique components that exhibit fast Tx and Rx switching capabilities, long transmission range and highly efficient operation which make these units desirable to engineers and designers of 2-way communications systems,” explains Brian McCutcheon, Vice President and General Manager at Fairview Microwave.

Posted by Mike Ball Mike Ball is our resident technical editor here at Unmanned Systems Technology. Combining his passion for teaching, advanced engineering and all things unmanned, Mike keeps a watchful eye over everything related to the unmanned technical sector. With over 10 years’ experience in the unmanned field and a degree in engineering, Mike’s been heading up our technical team here for the last 8 years. Connect & Contact

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