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Block Downconverters Tackle 2.0 To 2.7 GHz

July 9, 2009

Microwave Service Company has launched a line of block downconverters for use at UHF as well as from 2.0 to 2.7 GHz. The block downconverters are designed to convert digital COFDM and analog transmissions to their respective intermediate-frequency (IF) ranges. The single-conversion units feature a low-noise amplifier and ceramic filter that combine for 24 dB gain with 3.5 dB noise figure. DC power can be supplied locally or remotely via coaxial cable to the IF output to both versions. The company also announced aluminum, o-ring-sealed weather-proof enclosures for the block downconverters.

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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.