Author: RFMW

RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for an L-Band omni antenna covering 1.0 – 1.5 GHz. With dimensions of only 7″ long and 0.56″ in diameter, the 1087-063 is a small, half-wave dipole antenna designed for mounting on aircraft or vehicles. A Type-N(f) RF connector is featured under the integrated STC flange allowing for secure mounting. All screws on this antenna feature lock-wire for added safety. The 1087-063 offers 2.15 dBic gain and can handle 50W of power. This antenna is offered in a matte flat black finish. A white finish for light colored vehicles is available as the…

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for an ultra low-noise amplifier with flat gain. The Qorvo QPL9503 provides a gain flatness of 2 dB (peak-to-peak) over a wide bandwidth from 3 to 6 GHz. At 5.5 GHz, the amplifier typically provides 21.6 dB gain, +35 dBm OIP3 at a 65 mA bias setting, and 0.9 dB noise figure. The LNA can be biased from a single positive supply ranging from 3.3 to 5 volts and is operational to 600MHz. Unconditionally stable, the QPL9503 integrates a shut-down control and is housed in a 2x2mm package.

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a linear amplifier with a large array of product features. The Qorvo QPA9801 operates over 1805 to 2400MHz with two, internal, low noise amplifiers in a balanced configuration utilizing two, internal, hybrid couplers. This offers designers excellent gain flatness of 0.1dB across a 100MHz bandwidth and 20dB of RF gain. Additionally, return loss is improved while inputs and outputs are matched to 50 ohms. With 26.4dBm P1dB and a shutdown mode, the QPA9801 lends itself to wireless infrastructure, macro base stations, booster amps and repeater applications.

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for an STC flanged antenna from Southwest Antennas. Ideal for use on helicopters or aircraft, this integrated STC flange antenna allows for secure mounting, and all screws on these antennas feature lock-wire for added safety. Omni bifilar antennas are used for communication between ground and air vehicles. SWA Part # 1087-061 is a Left Hand Circularly Polarized bifilar that covers 2.3 – 2.5 GHz. Circular polarization helps keep a solid RF link when the vehicle is banking or turning and the bifilar radiation pattern offers complete overhead coverage. The 1087-061 offers 4.8 dBic…

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for NXP’s BGA7127 MMIC, one-stage amplifier. Offered in a low-cost, leadless, surface-mount package, the BGA7127 delivers 28dBm output power at 1 dB gain compression. Operating range is 400 to 2700MHz and small signal gain is 12dB. Integrated active bias allows for broad application optimization of electrical performance. Biased from a single 5V supply, its power saving  features include simple quiescent current adjustment, which allows class-AB operation and logic-level shutdown control to reduce the supply current to 4µA.

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a multi-stage power amplifier designed for WiFi applications. The Qorvo RFPA5218 consumes less than 1.7W of DC power while providing +25dBm output power at an EVM of -30dBm (MCS7, HT20/40 standard). Applicable for access points and wireless routers operating in the 2412 to 2484MHz frequency range, the RFPA5218 offers 32dB of gain. Packaged as a 3x3mm QFN.

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 802.11g/n Wi-Fi and unlicensed ISM band antenna. The Southwest Antenna model 1011-005 is a small form factor 2.4 to 2.5GHz panel antenna that’s only 0.5 inch thick. This small size allows the 1011-005 to be integrated into other products/enclosures or used as a stand-alone solution. Suitable for use indoors or outdoors, the Kydex radome is sealed and UV resistant. With 6.5dBi of gain and capable of handling 10 Watts, it comes equipped with 12″ of RG-58 RF cable terminated with a RP-SMA(m) RF connector. Other options are available.

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a Digital Step Attenuator from Qorvo. The QPC3213 provides two, 6dB steps enabling RF attenuation of 6, 12 or 18dB. Operating over a frequency range of 50 to 6000MHz, the QPC3213 is overshoot-free during the step cycle. Non-attenuated insertion loss is 0.8dB for applications in LTE infrastructure, point-to-point radios, repeaters and boosters. Offered in a 3x3mm QFN package.

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 5GHz front end module (FEM). The Qorvo RFFM4558A integrates a low noise amplifier (LNA) with bypass function, a transmit PA and SPDT switch into a small 2.5×2.5mm MCM package.   Designed for access points and wireless routers in the 4.9 to 5.925GHz frequency range, the RFFM4558A offers 32dB of Tx gain and 14dB of Rx gain with LNA noise figure of 2.5dB. Integrated 2.4GHz filters provide rejection on the receive path to reduce system-level filtering. Power consumption is <0.9W from a 5V supply.

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San Jose, California: RFMW, Ltd. has joined the Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) as a global distributor member. ERA is the international trade organization for professional field sales companies in the global electronics industries, manufacturers who go to market through representative firms and global distributors. RFMW is an ISO 9001:2008 certified, specialized technical distributor of RF and Microwave products providing consultative component selection, value add, and design solutions through a focused technical sales and marketing organization. ERA CEO Walter E. Tobin shared his thoughts on the importance of this partnership, “I am delighted to welcome RFMW as ERA’s latest global distributor…

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