News and Information from Besser Associates • June 2008
In this issue:
- Next Webcast: RF Filters
- Visit Us in Atlanta at the MTT-IMS Show!
- Next Course in the Web Classroom: RF Fundamentals
- New Course on Wireless Audio
- Upcoming Courses - Silicon Valley August 2008
Next Webcast: RF Filters
The 2008 Webinar series from Microwave Journal and Besser Associates continues this month with a tutorial on RF and Microwave Filters . Instructor Bob Froelich will present the upcoming webcast on June 24 at 11AM Eastern Time. There is no charge for this presentation. This webcast presents an overview of RF and microwave filters. A variety of filter types and their applications are briefly discussed followed by basic design guidelines. Don't miss out on this opportunity to see the presentation and ask questions in the Q&A session that follows. Visit the Microwave Journal Resources page for more information about the upcoming webcast, and to sign up. You can also view the recorded sessions of previous webcasts in the series.
Visit Us in Atlanta at the MTT-IMS Show!
The MTT Show just a few days away! Join Besser Associates (booth #1006) at the International Microwave Symposium to be held in Atlanta, GA this June 15-20. Over 700 exhibitors will be on the show floor, making this one of the largest RF/Microwave shows every year.
Next Course in the Web Classroom: RF Fundamentals
Take your next class online - class starts soon! Equivalent to a full day seminar, our web classroom courses consist of five 90-minute live sessions offered via web conference. Simply join the conference each day at the start of the class from wherever you are. Similar to a live course, these seminars feature a small audience (10-20 students) where you can interact with the instructor and ask questions at any time. You will receive a PDF copy of the course manual so that you can print it out and take notes as the course progresses. Corporate exclusive courses are available for a variety of subjects and are a great way to train groups that are spread out across the continent or around the world. Our next public course in the web classroom, RF Fundamentals, will be presented June 23-27, 2008 by Les Besser. Just log-in to the class from your computer each day with a high speed internet connection and speakers or headphones - no travel required!
New Course on Wireless Audio
Our new 3-day course, Digital Wireless Audio Systems: Technology and Solutions, provides attendees with a comprehensive introduction to digital wireless audio systems used for music and/or voice applications. The course will present an overview of existing wireless audio technology and discuss the advantages of using RF versus IR and the benefits of digital modulation versus older analog systems. Emphasis will be on the RF and PHY/MAC layer technologies although there will be time devoted to overall performance requirements and discussion of existing commercial solutions.
Instructor Steve Moore has over twenty-five years experience working for many of the industries top RF/Wireless companies. After many years as a design engineer working on microwave circuits (and subsystems) for Watkins-Johnson Company he transitioned to the commercial wireless industry and was an engineering manager for Wireless Access developing 2-way pagers and then an applications manger for SiRF Technology supporting customers working on GPS products. After that he worked for a Bluetooth startup company and then took over the Product Line Management role for WiFi products at Symbol Technologies. Most recently he was the VP of Sales and Applications for Micro Linear Corporation selling/supporting consumer wireless ICs for radio applications such as audio, video, and control.
This course will be offered August 11-13 in San Jose, CA and November 19-21 in Dallas, TX.
Upcoming Courses - Silicon Valley, August 2008
It's time to make plans for summer training with our August public courses in San Jose and Sunnyvale, CA. Register early to receive a discount and save hundreds of dollars! Call now to reserve your spot and secure the early discount price. Silicon Valley offers a great opportunity to combine your trip with sightseeing, visits to customers, company headquarters, field offices and more.
| Applied RF Techniques I | |
| Aug 11-Aug 15, 2008 | Course 001-3953 |
| Presented by Les Besser | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195  |
| Frequency Synthesis and Phase-Locked Loop Design | |
| Aug 11-Aug 13, 2008 | Course 052-3963 |
| Presented by Eric Drucker | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| Advanced Wireless and Microwave Techniques | |
| Aug 11-Aug 15, 2008 | Course 086-3954 |
| Presented by Allen Podell | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195 |
| Ultra Linear High Efficiency Power Amplifier Design | |
| Aug 11-Aug 15, 2008 | Course 108-3955 |
| Presented by Ed Niehenke | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195 |
| WiMAX Broadband Wireless Access | |
| Aug 11-Aug 13, 2008 | Course 176-3959 |
| Presented by Douglas H. Morais | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| Digital Wireless Audio Systems: Technology and Solutions | |
| Aug 11-Aug 13, 2008 | Course 198-3960 |
| Presented by Steve Moore | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| Wireless Transceiver Design Techniques | |
| Aug 11-Aug 15, 2008 | Course 199-3957 |
| Presented by Rick Fornes | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195 |
| Engineering UHF RFID Systems | |
| Aug 11-Aug 12, 2008 | Course 201-4035 |
| Presented by Allen Hollister | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $795, otherwise pay $895 |
| Signal Processing for Wireless Communications | |
| Aug 12-Aug 15, 2008 | Course 029-3961 |
| Presented by Joe Boccuzzi | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $1595, otherwise pay $1695 |
| Bluetooth: Operation and Use | |
| Aug 13-Aug 15, 2008 | Course 104-3958 |
| Presented by Robert K. Morrow | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| EMC and Signal Integrity Design Strategies | |
| Aug 13-Aug 15, 2008 | Course 193-3962 |
| Presented by Orin E. Laney | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| Wideband/HF Amplifier Design Techniques | |
| Aug 13-Aug 15, 2008 | Course 202-4036 |
| Presented by Allen Hollister | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| High-Speed Bipolar/Bicmos Design for Mixed-Signal Circuits | |
| Aug 14-Aug 15, 2008 | Course 194-3956 |
| Presented by Germán Gutierrez | Register by 7/7/2008 and pay $795, otherwise pay $895 |
Coming to Sunnyvale this August:
| RF Measurements:Principles & Demonstration | |
| Aug 18-Aug 22, 2008 | Course 135-3964 |
| Presented by Al Scott and Rex Frobenius | Register by 7/14/2008 and pay $2195, otherwise pay $2395 |
