March 2011


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MI Technologies has put it all together in the MI-350 Advanced Microwave Measurement System (AMMS) which is composed of several configurable MI Technologies products. These products are designed to be the fundamental building blocks that enable the new MI-750 Advanced Digital Receiver (introduced in October at AMTA 2010) to cover the widest possible range of applications.


Click image for a larger view.		 The MI-350 Advanced Microwave Measurement System minimizes overhead and maximizes throughput
  • Uses the strengths of Ethernet for control and data transfer
  • Provides precise timing information through hardware the interface
  • Needs no specialized parallel interfaces
  • Basic systems can operate without specialized control hardware for data acquisition
  • Robust and reliable
MI-750 Receiver - Click here for the brochure.
 

ATMS – The Antenna Test and Measurement Society enjoyed a larger attendance just recently. The Conference was held the 10th and 11th of February 2011 in Ahmedabad, India. MI Technologies participated with an invited talk, a presentation, session chair and exhibit.

Steve Nichols, of MI Technologies, presented Filtering Interference for Antenna Measurements which he co-authored with Roger Dygert of MI Technologies. Steve chaired the session in which he presented.

As his invited talk, Steve Nichols provided a walk through Advanced Antenna Measurement Architectures which brought the attendees through the days of the early pattern recorders that were developed for far-field measurements to today’s technology with systems that maximize acquisition speed in antenna measurements.

 http://www.atmsindia.org/index.htm 


Join MI Technologies at our booth # 1327 at CTIA International Wireless Conference, 21-24 March, 2011, in Orlando, FL, where we will demonstrate the Bluetest Reverberation Chamber
When: March 21: Pre-Conference Seminars
March 22-24: Exhibit Floor, Keynotes, Sessions & Seminars
Where: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
 http://www.ctia.org/conventions_events/wireless/ 

 
Please join MI Technologies and other top level Associations and Organizations and take advantage of the unique opportunities offered in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Brasilia, Brazil on the topic of “Advances in Antenna Test and Measurement”. Dr. Donald Bodnar, MI Technologies, Past President, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (APS) and Past President of AMTA will provide Welcoming Remarks on behalf of those organizations. Dr. Bodnar is, also, one of the presenters at this seminar, presenting “A Large Spherical Near-Field Arch Scanner for Characterizing Low Frequency Phased Arrays”.

For further information, please go to the AMTA website and click on the venue(s) you wish attend. http://www.amta.org/amta/Events/UpcomingEvents/tabid/96/Default.aspx

The Antennas Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA)

in cooperation with the:

Buenos Aires Joint Chapter of the IEEE Antennas
and Propagation Society IEEE
Electromagnetic Compatibility Society

Proudly Presents

Advances in Antenna Test and Measurement

Thursday, 31 March 2011

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA INDUSTRIAL
ELECTRÓNICA E INFORMATICA (INTI)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

For a copy of the Advanced Program with the registration form (look in the back of the Advanced Program), the important deadlines as well as Contacts, please go to: http://www.amta.org/amta/Portals/0/ADVANCE_PROGRAM_AMTA_Argentina.pdf

 
 
MI Technologies is supporting this important upcoming conference with Dr. Donald Bodnar, MI Technologies, Past President, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (APS) and Past President of AMTA. Dr. Bodnar is on the program to present “A Large Spherical Near-Field Arch Scanner for Characterizing Low Frequency Phased Arrays”. We hope you take advantage of this opportunity at this aggregation of high caliber speakers in an exciting venue.

The Antennas Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA)

in cooperation with chapters of the:

Rio de Janeiro Joint IEEE Chapters of the Antennas
and Propagation Society (APS) Microwave Theory
and Techniques Society Electron Devices Society

Proudly Presents

Advances in Antenna Test and Measurement

Tuesday, 5 April 2011

AGÊNCIA NACIONAL DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES (ANATEL)
CAUS, Qd. 6, BI. H
Brasilia, DF, Brasil

For a copy of the Advanced Program with the registration form (look in the back of the Advanced Program), important deadlines as well as Contacts, please go to: http://www.amta.org/amta/Portals/0/ADVANCE_PROGRAM_AMTA_Brazil.pdf

Hurry! Remember to save and participate in early registration which ends 20 March 2011.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GATHERING OF THIS UNIQUE AND COMPREHENSIVE GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS AND PRESENTERS AT TWO DISTICTIVE VENUES. REGISTER NOW!

 http://www.amta.org/amta/Events/UpcomingEvents/tabid/96/Default.aspx
 

Join Mi Technologies, in Booth 19 &20 at EuCap 2011 in Rome, Italy.

This is the 5th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation and it will be held at EUR Congressi in Rome, Italy, on 11-15 April 2011.

Dr. Doren Hess will be conducting a short course on Sunday, 10 April 2011, Extensions of Spherical Near-Field Scanning – An EuCap 2011 Half-Day Short Course (sign up now http://www.eucap2011.org/conference/short-courses).

Dr. Hess will, also, be presenting two papers 1) An Historical Background on the Use of Equivalent Stray Signal in Comparison of Antenna Patterns and, 2) A Theoretical Description of the IsoFilter(TM) Rejection Curve.

 Continue to watch the Program on the EuCap website for dates and times of papers. http://www.eucap2011.org/

MI Technologies is exhibiting the new MI-750 Advanced Digital Receiver which features:

  • 4 Million samples/second
  • 135 dB dynamic range and -150 dBm sensitivity (1 Hz sample rate)
  • Enhanced Digital Filtering
  • Wide Frequency range: 10MHz to 110 GHz
  •  Internal or External Local Oscillator Source
  • Dynamic LO Power Equalization
  • Compatible with existing systems
  •  Flexible, Modular Architecture

The MI-750 affords the fastest measurement speed in the market today.

MI Technologies continues to look forward to providing more options to our customers seeking advanced microwave measurement systems with increased reliability and reduced complexity at a very competitive price point.

We look forward to seeing you there! This is a great industry and academic conference. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet one of the developers of the new MI-750 Advanced Digital Receiver.
 

 
July 3-8 2011, will be the date for the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and the USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting to be held at the Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, WA. MI Technologies will exhibit in Booth #215.

Dr. Doren Hess, of MI Technologies, will present Spherical Modal Filtering of Antenna Patterns Augmented by Translation of Coordinate Origin, which describes a novel method termed the IsofilterTM Technique, of isolating the radiation pattern of an individual radiator from among a composite set of radiators that form a complex radiation distribution. We look forward to meeting you in Spokane.

https://www.apsursi2011.org/ExhibitorReg.asp
 

 

Join MI Technologies on October 16-21, 2011, at the Inverness Lodge in beautiful Englewood, CO, for the 33rd Annual Symposium of the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA).
MI Technologies continues to exhibit, present and launch new, innovative ways of providing its customers more precision instrumentation and innovative solutions to solve their measurement requirements.

More information on Booth location and papers presented as the date nears.

Keep up-to-date with AMTA 2011 http://www.amta2011.org/
 
Technical Paper 
Presented at AMTA 2011 in India
FILTERING INTERFERENCE FOR ANTENNA MEASUREMENTS

 When making measurements on an outdoor range, susceptibility to electromagnetic interference is a common problem. In a dense spectral environment, television and radio broadcast signals, radars, and various communications systems emit signals that can be received by antenna measurement instrumentation. When these combine with the signal from the range transmit signal source at the receive antenna, measurement errors result. This paper illustrates that by choosing a sensitive receiver with high selectivity filtering, measurements can be made in the same band as the interferer.

Presented and authored by Steve Nichols of MI Technologies with kind regards to his co-author, Roger Dygert, also, of MI Technologies.

Click here to download the paper.
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