Link Microtek has been awarded a contract by the Science & Technology Facilities Council to supply a high-power microwave circulator assembly for a new particle accelerator project that is currently under development. The high-power S-band circulator, which is being designed and manufactured by US firm Ferrite Microwave Technologies, will be used in the RF front-end section of the next-generation light source test facility known as CLARA...

The manufacturer of RF and microwave components and subsystems, Link Microtek, has introduced an open-sided, linearly polarised horn antenna that operates over the wide frequency range 200MHz to 2GHz. Primarily intended for EMC test applications, the AM0.2-2HA antenna can be used as either transmitter or receiver for measurements of products’ immunity or emissions.

There is a new contender in the RF/ microwave distribution space. Transtech Technologies has been established to act as a technical representative in France for manufacturers of microwave and RF products. It is backed by two established distributors – Globes Elektronik of Germany and Link Microtek of the UK.

A new service covering refurbishment of the large, rotating microwave joints that form an essential part of S-band radar systems, has been introduced by Link Microtek , which are commonly used in air-traffic control and shipborne applications.

On stand 180 at European Microwave Week, Link Microtek will be highlighting its in-house capabilities for the design and manufacture of microwave rotating joints for use in radar applications. Also on display will be products from a number of Link’s manufacturing partners around the world.

An extensive range of mechanically tunable dielectric resonator oscillators (DROs) that offer excellent frequency stability when subjected to variations in temperature or VSWR has been introduced by Link Microtek. Manufactured by L-3 Narda-MITEQ, the DRO-ST series are ruggedly constructed using thin-film hybrid microcircuit technology and are designed for operation under severe environmental stress in applications such as military satellite-commu...

The latest addition to Link Microtek’s portfolio of products from manufacturer Peregrine Semiconductor is a 75-ohm, 6-bit RF digital step attenuator (DSA) that delivers glitch-less transitions between attenuation states. The PE4314 device is ideal for wired broadband applications in cable/satellite customer premises equipment and infrastructure equipment.

Now available from RF and microwave equipment supplier Link Microtek is CCI’s PiMPro family of portable PIM (passive intermodulation) analysers, which enable users to cover the five UK licensed mobile-phone bands with only four units, representing a 20% cost saving compared with competitive products.

Now available from Link Microtek is one of the most extensive mixer product lines on the market. Manufactured by L-3 Narda-MITEQ, the family of mixers comprises more than 400 standard models, offering a wide variety of configurations for operating frequencies from 1GHz all the way up to 50GHz.

The portfolio of products at Link Microtek has been extended with a comprehensive line-up of millimetre-wave components for both military and commercial applications, following the signing of an exclusive representation agreement with HXI of Harvard, Massachusetts.

The Azdec infrared communications system developed by Link Microtek has been enhanced by introducing a compact antenna tester to simplify and speed up the regular checks carried out by maintenance personnel. Typically deployed in naval or commercial maritime applications, the Azdec system provides totally secure, interference-free, short-range communications while allowing operators to roam away from their base positions, unhindered by any traili...

Link Microtek has introduced a new series of lightweight microwave gain horn antennas that have been specifically designed for use in military airborne applications. Featuring a thin walled aluminium construction, the AM-LHA series horn antennas are half the weight of standard aluminium gain horns and only a fifth of the weight of traditional brass alternatives. 

Now available from Link Microtek is a new field analyser that has been designed to provide a straightforward means of evaluating sources of low-frequency fields against the requirements of the forthcoming EMF Directive, which comes into force at the beginning of July 2016. Manufactured by Narda Safety Test Solutions, the EHP-50F compact field analyser covers the frequency range from 1Hz to 400kHz, employing powerful FFT analysis techniques to as...

The latest addition to the MtronPTI range of solid-state high-power amplifiers is the compact PA1029 module, which delivers a microwave power output of 50W over frequencies from 2.2 to 6GHz, making it suitable for use in vehicle-mounted counter-IED jamming systems.

A new range of high-power attenuators that offer a flat response right across their specified frequency band of 26.5 to 40GHz, making them ideal for use in the testing of military or commercial Ka-band satellite-communications systems has been unveiled by Link Microtek. Known as the AM28J-XXMP series, the devices are available with attenuation levels ranging from 10 to 30dB, while a microwave power handling capability of up to 100W CW enables mea...

Link Microtek has been appointed as the exclusive representative in the UK and Ireland for the entire range of products manufactured by US-based L-3 Narda-MITEQ, which was formed early in 2015 after L-3’s acquisition of MITEQ. Serving both the commercial and military markets, Link Microtek has been representing L-3 Narda Microwave for many years and, since 2012, has also handled MITEQ’s rack-mount satellite communications equipment &n...

An obsolete test system has been recreated by Link Microtek for a prime contractor in the defence industry. It enables the end customer to continue critical support for an avionics EW (electronic warfare) system. Using its expertise in microwave engineering, electronics and mechanical design, Link Microtek was able to reproduce the complex unit working only from a set of old drawings and some parts.

Now available from Link Microtek are the latest Rohde & Schwarz RTO-series high-performance digital oscilloscopes, which offer high-definition signal analysis with a vertical resolution of up to 16 bits, clear and simple touchscreen operation, and the world’s first real-time digital trigger system.

A hand-held spectrum analyser that is not much larger than a smartphone and yet is able to carry out measurements on microwave signals at frequencies as high as 40GHz is in stock at Link Microtek. Manufactured by SAF Tehnika, the versatile Spectrum Compact instrument is primarily aimed at field engineers dealing with commercial mobile-phone infrastructure, satellite communications links or military communications systems.

A solid-state power-amplifier (PA) module that has been designed to provide a microwave power output of 10W CW over the frequency range 6 to 18GHz, making it particularly suitable for use in EMC test rigs and broadband military jamming systems is available from Link Microtek. Utilising GaAs FET technology, the MTronPTI PA1068 module is a compact, high-performance Class A amplifier with a minimum small-signal gain of 40dB and a gain flatness of be...