VME Tuner Performs SIGINT Operations

Sept. 13, 2007
M/A-COM, a part of Tyco Electronics, has introduced the TU-6401 low-power signal intelligence (SIGINT) microwave tuner in a compact VME form factor. Designed for signal search and collection applications, the tuner features a frequency range of 0.5 ...

M/A-COM, a part of Tyco Electronics, has introduced the TU-6401 low-power signal intelligence (SIGINT) microwave tuner in a compact VME form factor. Designed for signal search and collection applications, the tuner features a frequency range of 0.5 to 18.0 GHz with 100- and 500-MHz intermediate-frequency (IF) bandwidths centered at 160 and 1000 MHz, respectively. The unit's RF downconverter is coupled to a fast-tuning direct-digital synthesizer (DDS) to ensure rapid frequency switching. According to Marty Cunningham, Sales and Marketing Director with Tyco Electronics, "Because of its built-in local oscillator distribution system, the TU-6401 tuner can be used in beam forming and direction-finding systems, as well as in a wide range of electronic signal intelligence and electronic-warfare applications." The tuner includes IF and log-video output ports with a noise figure of typically less than 12 dB.

M/A-COM, Inc. (www.macom.com)

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

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.

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