Investigating ISM Bands

June 12, 2012
Bandwidth may be scarce, but plenty can be found amidst the Industrial-Scientific-Medical (ISM) frequency bands. A number of companies supply short-range communications devices for these frequencies, which include 902 to 928 MHz, 2.4 to 2.5 GHz, 5.725 to ...

Bandwidth may be scarce, but plenty can be found amidst the Industrial-Scientific-Medical (ISM) frequency bands. A number of companies supply short-range communications devices for these frequencies, which include 902 to 928 MHz, 2.4 to 2.5 GHz, 5.725 to 5.875 GHz, 24.000 to 24.250 GHz, 61.0 to 61.5 GHz, and 122 to 123 GHz. Many of these transceiver devices must operate on portable supplies, such as batteries, and provide reliable operation over long periods of time while consuming little power in standby mode. In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sets limits on transmit power, regulating the amount of power that can be used in a communications link. Still, the number of transmit, receiver, and transceiver integrated circuits (ICs) for ISM-band applications continues to grow, as will be further detailed in a special report in the July issue of Microwaves & RF. To learn more about current ISM-band communications devices, click here.

About the Author

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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