Spectrum Analyzer Essentials
June 12, 2020Introduction Spectrum analyzers are a critical tool in the RF electronics lab. They provide a means of capturing and analyzing…Ablation, Anyone?
June 5, 2020Landscape One of the many positive outcomes associated with western life is the extension of our longevity (Figure 1). However,…Oscilloscope Primer
May 29, 2020Oscilloscopes are very useful tools in the electronics lab. There have been many varieties over the years, with a wide…The Tesla Coil: A Basic RF Resonant Transformer
May 20, 2020The Tesla coil provides a high voltage demonstration of a resonant transformer. Although primarily used for entertainment purposes, with its…Who’s Looking Out for Your Spectrum?
May 11, 2020What was that? Ever go to a party and you’re one of the first to arrive? You start a pleasant…What’s So “Massive” About Massive MIMO?
April 17, 2020More Power! Can you imagine life without your smartphone? How could we possibly function? Our entire life is now centralized…
Women in RF and Microwave Engineering & Electronics
March 9, 2020In honor of March being Women's History Month, we interviewed five outstanding women who work at NuWaves to get their…
Internet From The Stars: 21st Century Space Race
February 17, 2020Two weeks ago, SpaceX launched it’s third successful mission placing 60 more Starlink satellites into low earth orbit, bringing the…Which Filter Response Type Is Best For My Application?
January 31, 2020Why is RF filtering so important? Simply put, filters reduce the interference in the environment that affects the performance of…
The Benefits of a Tunable RF Filter
January 3, 2020Filters are a staple of RF designers everywhere, and especially in applications where the integrity of the signal cannot be…
Spectral Regrowth: Stay in Your Lane
November 27, 2019Modern communication systems are typically based on a framework of channels, where the frequency spectrum is divided into channels of…
For Some Veterans the Battle has Followed them Home
November 11, 2019I recently had the pleasure of assisting in the leadership of an event that was aimed at building community among…Why Gallium Nitride (GaN)?
October 30, 2019GaN technology has been improving radio frequency (RF) systems since the early 1990’s. It’s ability to support high frequency, wide…Multifunction RF Power Amplifiers for Space Applications
October 16, 2019NASA envisions that data throughput and size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP) requirements levied on future space exploration vehicles due…
MMICs vs. Discrete Circuits, What Are the Trade-Offs?
September 11, 2019One of the major decisions that a Power Amplifier (PA) Module designer must make in the development process is the…
