Vaunix Offers USB-Powered RF Devices

By Doug Lung
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While searching the news for this week’s RF Report, I came across a news release from Vaunix Technology Corp. about its new LSW Series USB-controlled RF switch. The new Lab Brick product family now includes a 10 Watt, low-cost, solid-state RF switch in single-pole/double throw (SPDT) and single-pole/four-throw (SP4T) configurations.

While these switches are designed for use in automatic test applications, they could also be useful in broadcast transmitter configurations. Retail price is $399 for the SPDT switch and $575 for the SP4T switch. For more information see the LSW Series Switch products web page.

In addition to the RF switch, Vaunix also offers USB controlled step attenuator. The LDA Lab Brick Digital Attenuators are available for use up to 6 GHz and can be programmed for fixed attenuation or swept attenuation.

Doug Lung
Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack. A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.