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3gmetalworx3GmetalworxRF/EMI PCB-level shielding. Basic shielding cans for permanent installation single-cavity shield sets. Cover can be removed and re-installed on multi-cavity shield sets.
Alliance Test EquipmentAlliance
Test Equipment
Sales, rentals and leasing of refurbished electronic test and measurement equipment to the R&D, manufacturing and quality assurance industries. All major lines.
American Microwave CorporationAmerican Microwave
(AMC)
Solid state switches & attenuators, phase invariant digital programmable attenuators, detector log video amplifiers (DLVAs) in active and passive RF / microwave components and assemblies.  Also replace obsolete parts.
American Standard CircuitsAmerican Standard
Circuits (ASC)
Manufacturer of RF, digital, advanced tech PCBs. FR4, Teflon, Polyimide & hybrid multilayers. Rogers, Taconics, Arlon, Gore, & Nelco. Special technologies and R&D work. Mil Cert. 31032 / 55110.
AmplicalAmplicalPremium quality amplifiers and attenuators at affordable prices using GaAs technology. Amplifiers (high power, maximally flat), switched attenuators, modulators, custom RF Microwave assemblies.
Amplifier SolutionsAmplifier Solutions
(ASC)
Amplifiers for the commercial & military markets from DC to 4 GHz. Hybrid construction techniques, utilizing chip and packaged semiconductors, on thick alumina substrates or PCB materials.
Antenna FactorAntenna FactorStandard and custom antennas - monopole, dipole, embeddable, specialty, dualband, GPS, fixed point, Yagi, evaluation systems, custom designs. Hole-mount, magnetic base.
Apex WirelessApex WirelessConsulting, engineering, and design services for high-performance, cost-optimized products employing wireless RF transmitters, receivers, and transceivers. DSP, ULP, packaging, certification, and manufacturing.
Anatech ElectronicsAnatech Electronics
AMCrf
RF & microwave products for military, commercial and wireless communications. Filters for wireless, Wi-Fi. Crystal filters, LC, helical, combline, interdigital, coaxial filters. Connectorized, PC mount.
Applied Computational SciencesApplied
Computational
Sciences (ACS)
Electronic design automation (EDA) software tools for RF and microwave engineering applications. Main product is the LINC2 linear circuit simulator and RF Tools products.
Applied Wave ResearchAWR CorporationHigh-Frequency EDA for the design of wireless telecommunications equipment & semiconductors Microwave Office (WMO), Analog Office, Visual System Simulator™ (VSS), APLAC, Axiem 3-D EM simulation.
Artech HouseArtech HouseA leading technical book publisher in high-tech fields, including communications engineering, RF/microwave design, and computer security - titles that engineers and managers need to excel.
Asian ElectronicsAsian CircuitsEconomical one-stop PCB assembly services, including PCB fabrication, sourcing of components, and complete electronic PCB assembly.
BaytemBaytemsDesigns, develops, manufactures electronic instruments and systems for electronics manufacturers and product testing, development and research. Communication products for the aerospace & defense industries.
Bittele ElectronicsBittele ElectronicsOne-stop PCB assembly services including PCB fabrication, parts procurement and final circuit board assembly. Expertise in DFM (Design for Mfg) checking for your every order. Ideal service for PCB prototyping and low/high volume production runs.
BoontonBoontonTest equipment for measuring the power of RF and microwave systems used in both military and commercial sectors. RF voltmeters, peak & CW power meters, spectrum & modulation analyzers, capacitance meters.
BRL Test, Inc.BRL Test, Inc.A leading dealer of new and reconditioned test and measurement equipment. We buy, sell, rent, lease, repair and calibrate all types of general purpose test and measurement equipment.
BRL Test Analyzer RepairBRL Test Analyzer RepairSpecializing in the repair of spectrum and network analyzers. A leading dealer of new and reconditioned test and measurement equipment. We buy, sell, rent, lease, repair and calibrate all types of general purpose test and measurement equipment.
Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressA leading technical book publisher in high-tech fields, including communications engineering, RF/microwave design, and computer security - titles that engineers and managers need to excel.
Coaxial DynamicsCoaxial DynamicsMeasurement and termination equipment for RF Digital broadcast equipment - RF monitors, high power meters, plug-in elements, field strength meters, line sections & elements, signal samplers.
Cobham Antenna SystemsCobham Antenna
Systems
(European Antennas)
High gain, printed circuit arrays, ultra wide-band spirals, multi-octave bicones and collinear omni-directional antennas between 100 MHz and 40 GHz. Custom designs. WLAN, RFID, WiMAX, TETRA, telemetry.
Colby InstrumentsColby
Instruments
High-precision programmable delay line (PDL) instruments and modules w/GPIB interface for RF signal applications as phase shifters where extremely high precision accurate delay is required.
ComdelComdelRF and DC power supply and process instruments for semiconductor, flat panel, industrial heating. RF generators, auto-match impedance monitors, electrostatic chuck power supplies for IC fabrication.

Copper Mountain Technologies

Copper Mountain TechnologiesLab-quality virtual vector network analyzers with high accuracy, wide dynamic range, a familiar UI and a broad variety of standard and customizable features in frequency ranges from 300 kHz to 8 GHz.
Cross RFCross RFMicrowave coax cable assemblies. High volume processing. RG, LMR equivalent flex to semi-flex and semi-rigid cables for most connectors. Attenuators, terminations, dummy loads. MIL/commercial.
DCH SystemsDCH SystemsDesigns/manufactures high power Mil-Spec wireless networking amplifiers and RF systems. Range extension, higher data rates, and increased performance in legacy and next-gen commercial and military systems.
Dong Jin Technology InnovationDong Jin Technology InnovationDesigns, manufactures, and assembles RF connectors, cable assemblies and components. Competitive price, on-time delivery and best quality. No minimum order size. One-day delivery. ISO9001, ISO14001, RoHS certified.
Dow Key MicrowaveDow-Key
Microwave
Electro-mechanical & solid state RF switches. Coaxial & waveguide SPDT, DPDT, transfer, multi-position, matrices, multiple-pole, multiple-throw, 12 x 12, 6 x 12, 8 x 16, 32 x 48, custom. Space qual.
DYNE-TECHDYNE-TECHRF and microwave components and subsystems for military and commercial telecommunications systems which benefit from application of experience gained on government and university research programs.
Click to visit Electro-PhotonicsElectro-PhotonicsHigh frequency components and design services. Wire bondable passive components, coaxial products, printed antennas evaluation boards for RF / Microwave components. Custom-design passive components.
Empower RF SystemsEmpower
RF Systems
High-power solid state amplifiers suitable for virtually any RF, microwave and radar application. Architecture employs full circuit protection against electrical power and RF faults down to the component level.
everything RFeverythingRFParametric search engine for RF & Microwave components. Database has thousands of components from over a hundred manufacturers. Amplifiers, antennas, filters, connectors, power dividers, etc.
Fairview MicrowaveFairview Microwave
(formerly S.M. Electronics)
"Value added" distributor of RF, microwave, wireless & fiber optic passive coaxial components - compliance screening available. RF cables & connectors, crimp tools, calibration kits, torque wrenches.
FotofabFotofabSupplier of custom-made thin metal parts. Chemical etching, metal stamping, RF shielding, or any custom part made out of metal. RF/EMI shielding, metal stamping, lead frames, filter screens. Samples.
Guided Wave TechnologyGuided Wave
Technology
Coupling Matrix Synthesis (CMS) tool facilitates synthesis of N+2 coupling matrices for Chebyshev bandpass filtering functions, with arbitrary finite-position transmission zeroes.
Hittite MicrowaveHittite MicrowaveDesigns and develops high performance ICs, modules, subsystems and instrumentation for technically demanding digital, RF, microwave and mm-wave applications covering the frequency range of DC to 110 GHz.
Innovative Power ProductsInnovative Power
Products (IPP)
RF passive components - 90° Couplers, directional couplers, RF resistors and terminations. Connectorized, surface mount. Custom designs available.
IsotecISOTECRF connectors, cable assemblies and RF/microwave components. SMA, MCX, MMCX, SMB, BNC, TNC, N, SSMB, SSMC, QMA, SMP. Between- and within-series adaptors. Surge arrestors, attenuators.
JFW IndustriesJFW IndustriesAttenuators, RF switches, specialized test systems for use in the cellular, telecom, OEM test equipment, medical, automotive, defense, and automated test systems markets.
JQL ElectronicsJQL ElectronicsMicrowave ferrite isolators & circulators, directional couplers, power divider/combiners, ceramic filters, and power transformers. Surface mount, microstrip, waveguide, adapters. Power supplies, transformers.
JyebaoJyebaoConnector, cable, cable assembly and passive components. RF connectors & adapters. Semi-rigid & hand-bendable, and flexible cable assemblies. Attenuators, dividers/combiners, DC blocks, terminations.
Kete MicrowaveKete MicrowaveRF components like ferrite isolators & circulators, couplers, 3dB hybrids, power dividers/combiners, RF resistors, high power terminations and attenuators, high Q ceramic capacitors, EMI filters, etc.
KR ElectronicsKR ElectronicsFilters for commercial and military markets. Custom & standard filters -bandpass, highpass, lowpass, notch, anti-aliasing, linear phase, fast response, phase matched, absorptive, root & full cosine.
Linx TechnologiesLinx TechnologiesLow-cost wireless modules and OEM RF product solutions. RF Modules - LR, LC, KH, ES, HP-3, evaluation systems, broadband amplifiers. Encoders & decoders. Evaluation kits contain everything you need to experiment.
MECA ElectronicsMECA ElectronicsRF/Microwave components including fixed attenuators, directional & hybrid couplers, isolators/circulators, power divider/combiners, RF Loads, DC blocks, bias Tees and adapters & cables. All RF realms served.
Marvelous MicrowaveMarvelous MicrowaveMicrowave/RF components, for WiFi, Cellular, Bluetooth, GPS, DVB-T/S/C, SatComm. Attenuators, adapters, amplifiers, circulators/isolators, DC blocks & bias Tees, directional couplers, filters & duplexers, power dividers, switches, x-formers.
Mayfield PlasticsMayfield PlasticsThermoforming and twin sheet forming are processes which can achieve the look and feel of injection molding, without the expensive tooling charge. Pressure forming is able to form details normally found only in injection molding.
Networks Internatinoal CorporationNetworks
International
Corporation (NIC)
RF & microwave filters, amplifiers, frequency sources, assemblies for military, commercial & space. Lumped, ceramic, crystal, cavity, combline & interdigital filters. Filter/amplifiers, filter/limiters, switched filter banks.
NoisecomNoisecomOff-the-shelf & custom designed noise testing solutions. Noise standards, BER testers, analog & digital noise sources, noise diodes, calibrated noise source, HD radio test set. Repair & calibration services.
NoisewaveNoisewave Standard and custom noise test solutions to meet commercial and military wireless applications. Noise diodes in TO-8, DIP, or SM pin packages. Calibrated broadband sources ideal for NF measurement & BIT.
Nortec RFNortec RFManufacturer of RF / microwave power combiners and dividers, directional couplers, 90° hybrid couplers, filters, and medium / high power amplifiers in the kHz to GHz frequency range. Custom designs available on request.
Please click here to visit the NP Technologies websiteNP TechnologiesDesigns and manufactures solid state broadband linear RF power amplifiers for commercial, military, medical and industrial applications. RF amplifiers range 10 kHz to 3 GHz in frequency and power levels exceeding 1 kW.
NuWavesNuWavesRF systems, subsystems, RF products and Engineering Design Services. Turnkey provider for communication custom designs with full project management and design responsibilities - conceptual idea to production.
OrbelOrbel CorporationEMI/RFI shielding, board level RF shielding, photo chemical etched (chemical milling) metal components, metal stampings and electroplating services. Gaskets, finger stock, PCB shields, stampings.
OscilentOscilentComplete line up of standard SAW filter, crystal oscillator, ceramic resonator, RF filter, and quartz crystal products. Award winning design staff is eager to evaluate and test your custom requirements.
PCB Material WorldPCB Material
World
We buy surplus, obsolete, and offcut RF copper clad laminates. Independent distributor and market maker of PCB raw materials. We buy and sell PCB raw materials such as laminates, copper foil, drill backer.
Phase MatrixPhase MatrixFrequency counters, upconverters/synthesizers, downconverters/local oscillators, frequency synthesizers, broadband/narrowband oscillators, high-speed clocks, custom RF/microwave subassemblies.
Pinpoint Laser SystemsPinpoint Laser SystemsLaser measurement tools that incorporate lasers, optics, and electronics serving many industries as diverse as semiconductor equipment to pet food. Measuring resolution of 0.0001 inches and work over distances of 200 feet.
Planar Monolithics (PMI)Planar Monolithics
Industries
MIC/MMIC components, supercomponents, and subsystems for telecom, terrestrial, satellite, and mobile radio, defense, radar, and EW, CATV. Amplifiers, couplers, detectors, filters, switches, modulators, dividers.
Polyphase MicrowavePolyphase
Microwave
Wide selection of stocked specialty mixers. Quadrature (I&Q) modulators and demodulators, single-sideband modulators, image-reject mixers. Download QMSIM, a free quadrature modulator simulation tool.
Pulsar MicrowavePulsar MicrowavePassive microwave components covering the frequency range of 10 kHz to 40 GHz. We specialize in custom requirements. Power dividers/combiners, directional couplers, RF switches, modulators.
Q-par AngusQ-par AngusDesigns and manufactures antennas, positioners, components and complete subsystems across the radio frequency spectrum, with specialisation in microwave & millimetric systems. Custom products designed to your specifications available.
Radio ElectornicsRadio-ElectronicsIan Poole, founder of Adrio Communications and prolific author of many technical books and articles, presents Radio-Electronics.com: The online resource centre for free radio and electronics tutorials.
ReactelReactelRF and microwave filters, diplexers, and sub-assemblies, DC-50 GHz.  Suspended substrate, LC, ceramic, tubular, miniature cavity, waveguide, switched filter banks, combline, interdigital.
Res-Net MicrowaveRes Net MicrowaveA leader in the development and production of the metal films required for these types of RF/microwave attenuators, terminations, and resistors up to 2 kW, for commercial, military, and space applications.
RF DudeRF DudeExpert consulting experience in medium volume production where "design for manufacturing", "design for test" and overall solution cost have been very important. All phases of project execution.
RFIC SolutionsRFIC SolutionsRF design service provider for both chip/SoC and board level designs. RF/Mixed-Signal IPs have been utilized for RF products and samples/prototypes. Acting as an RF partner to companies intending to roll-out RF/Mixed-Signal Chips for mass production.
RFtronicsRFtronicsTurnkey and custom solutions for RF telecom equipment designers and manufacturers. High power couplers, splitters, and combiners between 20 MHz and 3 GHz. Broadband RF power components.
Rohde & SchwarzRohde & SchwarzRohde & Schwarz is one of the world's leading manufacturers of test & measurement, communications and broadcasting equipment. VNAs, communications and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and o-scopes are among their offerings.
SigaTekSigaTekMicrowave communication components up to 60 GHz. Directional couplers, bias-Ts, power dividers/combiners, 3 dB hybrids 90° and 180°, mixers, frequency doublers, terminations, coaxial connectors/adapters.
Skyworks SolutionsSkyworks SolutionsAn innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets: auto, broadband, energy management, industrial, medical, military, cellular.
Sunshine DesignSunshine Design
Engineering
Services
25 years of RF/analog design engineering and test engineering experience. Hardware and software design with extensive capabilities in process/test automation, database programming, & graphics.
Test Equipment ConnectionTest Equipment
Connection
Sales, rentals and leasing of refurbished electronic test and measurement equipment to the R&D, manufacturing and quality assurance industries. All major lines.
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Triad RF SystemsTriad RF SystemsTower-mounted amplifiers, UAV (aka drone) systems, and many standard (30 - 6,500 MHz, up to 200 W) and custom-designed amplifier subsystems to your specifications. A small, private company run by serial entrepreneurs.
Vector TelecomVector TelecomWaveguide, coaxial, and antenna components for telecommunications, electronics, space and aviation industries. Frequencies up to 50 GHz. Custom designs available.
Venture Wireless TechnologiesVenture TechnologiesDesigns & develops innovative wireless products that measure, analyze and control. RFOS - a customizable, modular wireless platform - results in better products that cost less to develop. Cost and performance of full custom with ease of a module.
Click to visit vidaRFvidaRFSolutions for defense, multimedia, medical, datacom/telecom and industrial markets. RF connectors, cable assemblies, power dividers, adapters, terminations, attenuators, baluns, surge protectors.
Wenteq MicrowaveWenteq MicrowaveRF & microwave ferrite devices, low noise & power amplifiers, high power waveguide & coaxial high power attenuators & terminations, waveguide components, microwave subsystems.
Windfreak TechnologiesWindfreak TechnologiesDesigns, manufactures, tests and sells high value radio frequency products such as RF signal generators, RF synthesizers, RF power detectors, RF mixers, upconverters and downconverters.
Woken TechnologyWoken TechnologyMicrowave/RF coaxial connectors, cables, cable assemblies & wrenches, adapters, bias Tees, terminations, isolators, circulators, amplifiers, couplers & dividers, antennas, transformers, filters, calibration kits & more.
Z-CommZ-Communications
(Z-Comm)
Voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) modules, coaxial resonator based high-Q distributed resonators. Exceptionally low phase noise phase-locked loop (PLL) modules. Eval boards & test fixtures. Waveguide components.

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