Engineers and technicians at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) developed and fabricated replacement circuit boards for the Cobra Dane radar site in Shemya, Alaska. The board layout, replacement component selection, and fabrication were all conducted at SwRI. The photo shows the original circuit board used for analysis and two new replacement boards. The new boards met all the original specifications from phase shift accuracy to power handling and form factor.

For more information about active array phase shifter circuit boards capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Mike Pilcher at mpilcher@swri.org or (210) 522-2083. We can offer you the best approach for your communications engineering solutions.

Contact Information

Mike Pilcher

Communications Engineering

(210) 522-2083

mpilcher@swri.org

Related Terminology

communication devices

communication networks

radar systems

communication systems

RF systems

radio frequency engineering

RF engineering

analysis

specification development

circuit design

fabrication

consulting

COTS integration

custom instruments

test systems

prototype development

modeling

simulation

reverse engineering

replacement engineering

communications engineering

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August 15, 2008