Jack Browne

Technical Contributor
Microwaves & RF

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.

Articles by Jack Browne
RF Inductors Are Not Magnetic
These miniature inductors are designed for applications where magnetism must be kept to a minimum, such as in medical x-ray machines
Additions Enhance Vector Generators
Improvements to two lines of vector signal generators allow users to correct error due to measurement variations in different test setups.
Amplifiers Power 20 To 1000 MHz
High-power solid-state amplifiers provide 1 kW pulsed or CW output power from 20 to 1000 MHz.
Switch Assembly Controls 6 To 18 GHz
A compact switch assembly protects sensitive components and systems against high-power surges from 6 to 18 GHz.
Capacitors Channel Broad Bandwidths
Broadband capacitors are usable over wide operating-temperature ranges at frequencies as high as 50 GHz.
Resistors Handle High Power Levels
A line of low-inductance resistors includes components in a wide range of resistance values with power ratings as high as 1 W.
Scanning New Products At IMS 2013
This is just a sampling of the wide range of components, materials, software, and test equipment on display on the exhibition floor at the 2013 International Microwave Symposium (IMS).
Seattle Welcomes Microwave Week
The 2013 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) is annually the largest gathering of RF/microwave professionals in the world.
Amplifier Module Drives 6 To 18 GHz
This compact amplifier module provides better than 20 W output power with high gain from 6 to 18 GHz for broadband systems and measurement applications.
Spectrum Analyzer Scours 9 kHz To 3 GHz
This versatile spectrum analyzer performs a wide range of measurements from 9 kHz to 3 GHz.
Analyzer Hunts For Interference
An instrument with GPS and advanced software works with an existing line of analyzers to locate interference signal sources.
Vector Signal Generator Spans 100 kHz To 6 GHz
These vector signal generators are available with modulation bandwidths of 160 MHz for carrier frequencies to 6 GHz.
Vector Network Analyzers Support Versatile Testing
Available in both portable and bench top versions, vector network analyzers have become one of the workhorse measurement tools of the RF/microwave industry.
RF Transformer Extends To 4 GHz
for impedance matching from 10 to 4000 MHz, this surface-mount RF attenuator minimizes insertion loss with respectable return-loss performance.
Attenuator Adjusts Levels To 11 GHz
This variable attenuator boasts 0.1-dB control of a 30-dB attenuation range from 7 to 11 GHz.

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