Spartech-South Flyer Issue #25

Dow-Key Microwave is the world’s largest manufacturer of electromechanical switches for RF and microwave applications. Dow-Key Microwave specializes in the design and manufacture of customized, high-performance coaxial switches, waveguide switches, high-reliability (space) switches, as well as switching systems such as RF matrices (electromechanical, solid state, and fiber optic).

Matrix Switching Systems

Solid-State Matrix Options

➢ Fan-In and Fan-Out configurations
➢ ATE and SATCOM subsystems
➢ Touch Screen for GUI control
➢ Ethernet and RS-232 for remote control
➢ Dual Power supplies
➢ LED Indicators
➢ Removable hard drive and USB Port
➢ MS-Windows based PC control

Electromechanical Matrix Options

➢ Fan-In, Fan-Out, and Crossbar configurations
➢ ATE and SATCOM subsystems
➢ Broad bandwidth high density switching
➢ LCD/keypad or Touch Screen for GUI control
➢ Ethernet, RS-232, HTTP, Labview or GPIB remote

Fiber Optic Matrix Options

➢ Pure optical domain switching with MEMS switches
➢ Touch Screen for GUI control
➢ Ethernet remote control
➢ LED Indicators
➢ Dual Power supplies
➢ MS-Windows based PC control
➢ Removable hard drive