Contents:

1. Welcome to ELVA-1 Millimetre Wave Division Newsletter
2. Solid-state Noise Sources of ISSN series compatibility
3. We ship 200mW/10mW FMCW radar front-end as production-run product
4. The best news forever: The Christmas is coming!

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Solid-state Noise Sources of ISSN series Compatibility

ELVA-1 has produced the Solid-state Noise Sources of ISSN series, with eight waveguide bands covering 26.4-170 GHz (so called Ka; Q; U; V; E; W; F; D bands). The application of these sources is noise standard for test equipment. The noise sources, which use silicon IMPATT diode as a base block, are compatible with many branded noisemeters on the market, for example HP 8970 or Ranatec Noise Figure Meter 7100. The supply voltage for Noise Sources is 28VDC with the current consumption of 60mA that ensure the compatibility with widely used noisemeters from third companies. This level of 60mA current consumption is true for all Noise Source models below 75GHz. For upper frequencies an external power supply (that come as shipment option) should be used, and +28VDC input should be attached to noise meter as usual. In this case it will be used for triggering (on/off switching of noise source).

The typical value of ENR is 15dB with a typical flatness of 1.5dB. All Noise Sources of ISSN series are shipped with Calibration Passports. High stability of the sources allows them to be used for test and instrumentation applications in replace of commonly used gas-tube noise sources. The additional advantage of silicon technology is low DC power requirements. This eliminates the need for complex high voltage supplies. See Solid-state Noise Sources webpage for more info:
http://www.elva-1.spb.ru/products/microwave/pulse-noise-ISSN.html.

We ship FMCW radar front-end as production-run product

The 94GHz FMCW radar front-end has left the developmental stage. Now, we ship FMCW radar front-end as production-run product. This new 94GHz FMCW radar front-end is the production-run OEM subsystem product. There are two versions of the radar front-end currently: 10mW and 200mW. The applications of Radar Front-end are object location in construction and in survey measurements, vehicle obstacle detection and collision warning in transport area, level sensing for loose/granular materials and other applications.

For more information on this unit including tech specs, pictures and design drawings pls visit http://www.elva-1.spb.ru/products/industrial/FMCW.html.

***************** The Christmas is coming!!! **********************

Dear Customers and Newsletter Subscribers!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your growing interest to our products. We hope to continue and enrich our mutual cooperation at Year 2002.
And finally, we'd like to wish you very Merry Christmas and successful New Year 2002!

Thank you very much for business with us!
Daniel Korneev,
General Manager
ELVA-1 Millimetre Wave Division

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