More Interference for DOD on the Way?

By Sam B. , VP of Technical Sales & Marketing.

This is obviously not the first time the DoD has had to contend with services encroaching on its allocated frequencies. However, even though frequency sharing will be employed at the millimeter-wave frequencies where military satellite communications systems operate, the potential for interference still exists. And allocations below 1 GHz are already so densely populated that even if the fundamental frequencies don’t create problems, harmonics and spurious signals quite possibly will.

It’s not an insignificant problem for a mission-critical resource such as the military, and it will inevitably require DoD to step up its spectrum monitoring activities in an attempt to ensure that interference doesn’t cause major problems. However, it will also inevitably need what RF and microwave filters have always delivered--extremely high levels of interference rejection, not just for systems and development but for those in the field. In the latter case, filters represent the only viable way to cost-effectively mitigate interference, as a complete redesign is obviously not feasible. Fortunately, filters have a long track record of fending off interference effectively at frequencies throughout the electromagnetic spectrum.

Anatech Electronics also has a long track record of solving interference problems for defense systems on the ground, in the air, and aboard ships. We offer standard filters for every frequency range used by DoD, the Department of Homeland Security, and other defense-related organizations. We also have the ability to design custom filters in a short time as we’ve created a library of more than 5,000 filter designs that can be easily modified for any requirement.

Please call us with your requirements at (973) 772-4242, or send an email to [email protected]

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