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How the Space Race Gave Us GPS Technology

How the Space Race Gave Us GPS Technology

The history of the Global Positioning System (GPS) began miles above the Earth, going 18,000 mph.


News Jul 26, 2017 by Marie Christiano
Massive MIMO and Beamforming: The Signal Processing Behind the 5G Buzzwords

Massive MIMO and Beamforming: The Signal Processing Behind the 5G Buzzwords

With the need for high-speed mobile data increasing, there's a need to increase efficiency in how we transmit and receive data from wireless base stations.


Teardown Tuesday: Sumo Jumping Robot

Teardown Tuesday: Sumo Jumping Robot

In this teardown, we're going to take a look a sumo jumping robot!


News Jul 18, 2017 by Alex Udanis
NATO Adopts New Protocol Standard for Underwater Communications

NATO Adopts New Protocol Standard for Underwater Communications

Underwater transmission protocols may finally be unified in a protocol that aims to help interconnectivity with devices ranging from buoys to submarines.


News Jul 18, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Why You Should Consider EMC Compliance and EMI Countermeasures Early in Your Design

Why You Should Consider EMC Compliance and EMI Countermeasures Early in Your Design

Learn a little history of EMC compliance, some EMI theory, and some common EMI countermeasures.


Communicating Over Billions of Miles: Long Distance Communications in the Voyager Spacecraft

Communicating Over Billions of Miles: Long Distance Communications in the Voyager Spacecraft

The Voyager Spacecraft have been providing scientific data for the last 40 years. This article is an introduction to the very long distance communication systems on the spacecraft.


News Jul 02, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Radio Meets Fiber Optics: RF Over Fiber

Radio Meets Fiber Optics: RF Over Fiber

Radio Over Fiber (ROF) combines RF and optics, providing optical links to replace strategic portions of cellular, satellite, and copper based systems.


Teardown Tuesday: Mini Network Router

Teardown Tuesday: Mini Network Router

In this teardown, we will look inside a mini router that creates a wireless local area network.


News May 23, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Sony Speaker

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Sony Speaker

With everything going wireless it comes as no surprise that even speakers are using Bluetooth! In this Teardown Tuesday, we will strip down a Sony Bluetooth Speaker to see how they are put together and what parts they consist of.


News May 16, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Teardown Tuesday: WorkTunes Hearing Protection Headphones

Teardown Tuesday: WorkTunes Hearing Protection Headphones

In this teardown, we examine the guts of 3M's hearing protection device which comes with a built-in AM/FM radio and is capable of playing music from your MP3 player.


News May 09, 2017 by Nick Davis
Passive Intermodulation (PIM) Effects in Base Stations: Understanding the Challenges and Solutions

Passive Intermodulation (PIM) Effects in Base Stations: Understanding the Challenges and Solutions

Passive intermodulation represents the intermodulation products generated when two or more signals transit through a passive device with nonlinear properties. The interaction of mechanical components generally causes nonlinear elements.


High-Frequency Interconnections: A New Line of RF Cables from Pasternack

High-Frequency Interconnections: A New Line of RF Cables from Pasternack

Connecting two parts of a system becomes complicated when your signals are up in the gigahertz range. Let’s take a look at some new cabling options.


A Brief Introduction to the Common Mode Choke and Its Applications

A Brief Introduction to the Common Mode Choke and Its Applications

This article goes over the basics of the humble common mode choke and its applications.


News Apr 23, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
Track Overhead Flights with a Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless, a Software Defined Radio, and FlightAware

Track Overhead Flights with a Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless, a Software Defined Radio, and FlightAware

This article shows you two ways to use a Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless to track flights in your area. It also demonstrates how it can control a 64×64 RGB matrix.


Projects Apr 03, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Disney Research’s Potential Solution to Safe Wireless Power Transfer: Quasistatic Cavity Resonance

Disney Research’s Potential Solution to Safe Wireless Power Transfer: Quasistatic Cavity Resonance

A new wireless power delivery system can safely transfer kilowatts of power to mobile devices within a room.


News Mar 31, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
The BIG Arduino Piano! Use Pulse Width Modulation to Dance like Tom Hanks

The BIG Arduino Piano! Use Pulse Width Modulation to Dance like Tom Hanks

This BIG piano will help exercise the mind and body! All you need is a few buttons, a speaker, and some dancing shoes.


Projects Mar 29, 2017 by Ryan Jones
Samsung Pushes for 5G with Market-Ready RFIC Chip and Growing List of Corporate Partners

Samsung Pushes for 5G with Market-Ready RFIC Chip and Growing List of Corporate Partners

Samsung plans to show off the potential of its 5G technology by establishing fixed wireless networks.


News Mar 07, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
The Raspberry Pi Zero W Adds Wireless Capabilities with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

The Raspberry Pi Zero W Adds Wireless Capabilities with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Check out the specs on the Raspberry Pi Zero W just released.


News Feb 28, 2017 by Kate Smith
Teardown Tuesday: Mercury Remote-Controlled Socket

Teardown Tuesday: Mercury Remote-Controlled Socket

In this Teardown Tuesday, we will be looking at the innards of a Mercury remote power plug that uses a remote to control power sockets.


News Feb 21, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The Role of Millimeter Waves in Ever-Expanding Wireless Applications

The Role of Millimeter Waves in Ever-Expanding Wireless Applications

Millimeter wave frequencies have the potential to provide a solution to the growing demand for bandwidth and high-speed communication needs.


News Feb 16, 2017 by Amos Kingatua