Pasternack announces brand new lines of USB controlled microwave and millimetre wave components which includes amplifiers, attenuators and PIN diode switches. The new components are controlled and powered by a convenient USB 2.0 port with driverless installation, meaning no external power supply is required.

Designed to withstand the rigours of test lab use and applications in 75Ω comms systems, Pasternack has introduced a line of 75Ω test cables which operate up to 3GHz. Specific applications for the high frequency test cables include in technologies such as cable TV, MoCA 2.0 and MoCA 1.1 (Media over Coax Alliance) and DOCSIS (Data over Cable Service Interface Specifications).

Broadband, high power coaxial limiters, designed to protect sensitive low power RF receivers and other microwave circuits in close proximity to high power signals, have been released by Pasternack. Common applications for these RF limiters include electronic warfare, instrumentation, fibre optic communication systems, military communications, radar, SATCOM, point-to-point radio, telecomms, data links and R&D.

Pasternack has introduced a line of ultra-miniature UMCX, WMCX and HMCX32 coaxial cable assemblies. These low profile, flexible micro-coax jumper cables offer operation from DC to 6GHz and are suitable for wireless applications including Wi-Fi, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee, LTE, mini-PCI, mobile antenna/GPS/radio systems, PDA/PCS/cellular handset application and other wireless communications systems.

A series of ultra-broadband and millimeter wave LNAs, which offer typical low noise figure levels of 2.5-3dB across the entire band, have been introduced by Pasternack. Suitable applications include electronic warfare, instrumentation, fibre optic communication systems, military communications, radar, SATCOM, point-to-point radio links, telecomms and R&D.

A family of high-rel electromechanical relay switches, which provide 2 to 10m life cycles, has been introduced by Pasternack. The MIL-STD-202 qualified devices are suitable for defence and commercial aviation, semiconductor manufacturing, communications, radar, SATCOM and test instrumentation. 

A line of RF power combiners, suitable for systems using components such as power amplifiers, antenna feeds, attenuators and switches, has been released by Pasternack Enterprises. In an amplifier system, the devices can combine individual power amplifiers together into a large power block.

Pasternack has expanded its portfolio of connected RF amplifiers, including high power, high-reliability, broadband, limiting, power, low noise and log amplifiers as well as gain blocks. Pasternack’s broad lines of coaxial amplifiers are employed in radar, electronic warfare, satcom, wireless communications, test lab instrumentation, commercial air traffic control, antenna ranges, telecomms infrastructure and sensors.

  Pasternack announces the release of its 5, 8 and 10-bit broadband PIN diode digital step attenuators with performance of up to 40GHz, configuration dependant. These programmable, variable step attenuators are commonly used in electronic warfare, military & space communication systems, radar and test & measurement applications.

Eight linear amplifiers, designed to provide accurate signal amplification for a wide range of applications, have been introduced by Pasternack Enterprises. The high power amplifiers, which are GaAs PHEMT MMIC-based, are suitable for commercial and defence applications such as communications, radar and sensor, test instrumentation, telecomm infrastructure, fixed microwave backhaul and commercial two-way radio.

Pasternack Enterprises has announced the release of its 2014 RF product guide This 264 page catalogue details thousands of in-stock Pasternack products including RF cable assemblies, an expanded portfolio of RF amplifiers and 60GHz systems and modules, as well as hundreds of other passive and active RF components.

To help engineers answer complex RF-related product and design questions, Pasternack Enterprises has created a set of RF calculators and conversion tools. This provides an easy-to-use resource for users and buyers of RF components who are in the planning or designing stages of their projects. 

A family of PIN diode switches, featuring high port-to-port isolation, has been introduced by Pasternack Enterprises. With a frequency range of 1-12GHz, the switches provide port-to-port isolation of more than 90dB at 1-2GHz, 80dB at 2-4GHz and 75dB at 6-12GHz. Depending on the frequency, insertion loss varies between 1.0dB and 2.5dB and switching speed between 35 and 75ns.

Providing outstanding passive intermodulation (PIM) performance of -160dBc and VSWR of 1.25:1, Pasternack Enterprises has announced a series of low PIM cable jumpers with formable coax. Designed for low PIM, the assemblies are suitable for applications such as black boxes, test equipment racks and cabinets, distributed antenna systems (DAS) and lab testing.

A line of 75Ω F attenuators, designed for broadcast, HDTV and satcom applications, has been launched by Pasternack. The introduction of the attenuators signal an expansion of Pasternack's exisiting portfolio of 75Ω F attenuators, and are suited to applications in the L and S microwave bands up to 3GHz.

Pasternack Enterprises announces their new line of 2 Watt, 40 GHz attenuators (part number PE7395-xx). This new line of high frequency, millimeter wave attenuators is perfect for applications requiring reliable broadband performance ranging from DC to 40 GHz (Ka microwave band).

Pasternack Enterprises has introduced a family of high frequency, WR-15 waveguide antennas operating over a range of 50-70GHz. The antennas are designed for high-bandwidth applications including point-to-point links, GigE wireless LAN, millimetre radiometry, uncompressed HD video, FMCW radar, millimetre scintillometry, campus networks, and multi-gigabit wireless communications.

Pasternack Enterprises has introduced a family of 14 low noise amplifiers (LNAs) capable of high gain and broadband performance between 9KHz and 18GHz, widely used across the spectrum of military and commercial applications. The LNAs provide customers with a choice of noise figures, gain levels, frequency ranges and power outputs depending on the intended use.

Suitable for electronic warfare, microwave receivers and broadband communications systems, Pasternack Enterprises has introduced wide dynamic range broadband limiting amplifiers. Covering a frequency range of 1-18GHz, the amplifiers protect sensitive microwave receivers by “limiting” excessive input power which could potentially create unwanted distortion or even damage the receiver.

A portfolio of L and S band high gain amplifiers covering 1.2 to 1.4 GHz and 3.1 to 3.5 GHz has been launched by Pasternack Enterprises. The amplifiers have been specifically designed for commercial and military radar applications as well as observation satellites and communications systems.