6-2019

RF & Wireless
Highspeed End
Launch Connectors
Fairview Microwave, Inc. has
introduced a new extended series
of mmWave, removable, end
launch, PCB connectors that
are ideal for SERDES applications
like cloud servers, superinterfaces.
Typical specifications
of 1.6 SWR, 13 dB Directivity,
1dB Insertion loss and 0.4
dB frequency sensitivity. Also
available are Attenuators, Terminations,
Bias Tee’s, DC blocks
and adapters.
■ MECA Electronics, Inc.
www.e-meca.com
Right Angle SMA
Inner DC Block
MECA has expanded it’s family
of RoHS compliant DC Blocks
to include Right Angle SMA
model covering wireless band
applications from 0.4 to 3 GHz.
Typical SWR 1.35 and 0.3 dB
max. Insertion loss. Models also
available in 7/16 DIN, SMA, N,
BNC & TNC configurations with
RF power ratings to 500 watts
(2.5 kW peak) and breakdown
voltages to 2.5 kV making them
ideal for eliminating unwanted
DC voltages or surges to tower
top amplifiers. Made is USA –
36 month warranty.
■ MECA Electronics, Inc.
www.e-meca.com
N Male 10 W
Resistive Termination
MECA’s latest addition to the
extensive line of resistive & low
PIM Terminations announces a
NEW Resistive 10 W, N Male,
50 ohms Load (410-1). Precision
designed as a high performance,
cost effective solution for applications
up to 12.4 GHz. Offering
max. SWR specifications of 1.15
DC to GHz, 1.2 3...6 GHz and
1.5 up to 12.4 GHz. Made is USA
& 36 month warranty.
■ MECA Electronics, Inc.
www.e-meca.com
Small-Angle
Antennas with Stable
and High Gain
KP Performance Antennas has
released a new line of 33-degree
and 45-degree sector antennas
with stable and high gain that are
ideal for wireless internet
service provider
(WISP) applications
such as base station
access point antennas.
KP’s new small-angle
ProLine series of sector
antennas consists
of three models that
deliver interference
mitigation with azimuth
and elevation
side-lobe suppression.
These small-angle sectors offer
ease and customization of installation
with included brackets and
hoisting hook. They are ideal for
frequency-reuse and LTE deployments
in the 2 GHz band. These
sector antennas feature extremely
high front-to-back ratios
and small side-lobes, helping to
reduce noise in the link. This line
is offered with 2 or 4 ports and a
frequency range of 2300...2700
or 4900...5900 MHz, depending
on the model. They also boast
33° or 45° azimuth beamwidth
and 19-20 dBi of gain.
■ KP Performance Antennas
www.kpperformance.com
computing and high-speed networking.
Fairview’s new line
of highspeed, end launch, PCB
connectors consists of 16 models
operating in a wide bandwidth
that supports high data rates and
SWR as low as 1.1. They are
offered with four end launch
connector interface options: 1
mm (110 GHz), 1.85 mm (67
GHz), 2.92 mm (40 GHz) and
2.4 mm (50 GHz). These highperformance,
end launch connectors
are reusable and don’t
require any soldering. Some of
the models in this line feature
reduced profiles with a 0.350-
inch mounting width, allowing
for more launches to fit
into the same PCB area. These
connectors are offered in male
and female genders and are
constructed with an outer conductor
made of stainless steel and
a gold-plated beryllium copper
center contact.
■ Fairview Microwave
www.fairview-microwave.
com
C-UAS Antenna
Cobham Antenna Systems is pleased to
announce the launch of its new Tripleband
Helix antenna. The new Helix, model
number TAMH-1.6-2.4-5.8/2453, is designed
to SWaP principles – improved
performance while reducing Size, Weight
and Power requirement.
This is achieved by housing three antennas
in one radome, covering the three most
popular commercially used bands: 1.6 GHz
(GPS), 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz. It is of particular
benefit to portable systems, being
lighter and easier to handle. Furthermore,
for fixed installations, its SWaP efficiencies
make mounting three antennas in close
proximity much more straightforward. Its
three-into-one configuration also reduces
wind-loading.
These benefits meet Counter-Drone
System (or C-UAS; Counter-Unmanned
Aerial Systems) requirements – especially
important following the recent and
much reported hazardous incursions into
restricted airspace over airports by illegally
flown commercial drones. All three
of the antennas within the radome are Helix
(i.e. circular-polarised), which ensures the
greatest probability of coupling with the
antenna on the target drone, under most
flight conditions. Each provides 13 dBi
gain and narrow, 33-degree beam-widths,
which reduces the possibility of it interfering
with non-hostile systems operating
in the same bands.
This new model is the latest of Cobham’s
many similar products. The company is
investing in producing further versions,
which will also cover the 915 MHz band
and all GPS bands (L1 to L5). Cobham also
provides Directional flat-panel antennas,
Sector antennas and Omni antennas, covering
individual bands, as well as a selection
of ultra-wideband antennas (which
can future proof any system), many of
which are already being used for C-UAS
applications.
■ Cobham Antenna Systems
www.cobham.com
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