Supporting the Warfighter: Adapting to the Changing Paradigm of the Defense Market

Jeremy Wensinger, Cobham Defense Systems, Washington, DC

Ways in which solution providers and military users must collaborate to sustain and support national defense interests

William Bazzy: 1920-2009

Carl Sheffres, Publisher, Microwave Journal

A look back at the legacy of William Bazzy, the man who co-founded Microwave Journal more than 50 years ago

The Puzzler - January 2010

MWJ staff

Test your knowledge with this month's Radar and Antennas themed crossword puzzle

"Recession 101" and Your Career

Benson D. Evans, PhD

Performance Improvement of Power Amplifiers Using an Asymmetrical Spurline Structure

Haiwen Liu, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, China; Fu Tong, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China

Introduction to an asymmetrical spurline structure used to reduce the higher harmonics of microwave power amplifiers

A Compact, Omni-directional, Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna

Jian An, Guang-ming Wang, Chen-xin Zhang and Hui-yong Zeng, Air Force Engineering University, Sanyuan, P.R.C.

Presentation of an omni-directional, circularly polarized antenna using a zero-order resonator with arc-shaped stubs

A Small Size, High Gain Antenna for Wireless Base Station Applications

Debatosh Guha, University of Calcutta, India; Yahia M.M. Antar, Royal Military College of Canada Kingston, Ontario, Canada; P. Béland and M. Roper, Spotwave Wireless Inc. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Demonstration of a single-element high gain microstrip antenna operating over a wireless band covering eight percent impedance bandwidth

A Compact Planar Monopole Antenna for Ultra-wideband Operation

Jinwoo Jung and Yeongseog Lim, Chonnam National University Gwangju, Korea; Hyeonjin Lee, Dongkang College, Gwangju, Korea

Proposed use of a planar monopole antenna with a subminiature version A connector for ultra-wideband operation

Automating Radar Measurement Tasks throughout the Lifecycle of a Radar System

Darren McCarthy, Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, OR

Use of automated signal generation and test software in helping engineers establish reliable and repeatable measurements

The First in a Family of Versatile High Power GaN Transistors

RFMD®, Greensboro, NC

Introduction to a portfolio of gallium nitride unmatched power transistors ranging in power from 30 to 120 W

Switchable W-CDMA Power Amplifier Modules Supporting LTE

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Design of a series of power amplifier modules for current and future cell phone handset applications

Arch Roll Spherical Nearfield Scanner

Nearfield Systems Inc., Torrance, CA

Development of a spherical scanner designed for wide angle satellite and radar antenna testing