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Radio Frequency Group (GRF)

Function

The Radio Frequency Group (GRF from its Spanish acronym) function is to provide services including engineering design, development, evaluation, assembly and test, for the SAR, telemetry and radar industries.

Organization Chart

- Eng. Federico Finochio --- ffinochio@iar.unlp.edu.ar

High Power Amplifier stages, stock and components managmente.

- Eng. Gastón González --- gonzalez@iar.unlp.edu.ar

GRF Coordinator

- Eng. Víctor José Mangas --- vjmangas@iar.unlp.edu.ar

Transmitter systems, High Power Amplifiers (HPA), Transmitt-Receive Modules (TRM)

- Eng. Matías H. Ramírez Goñi --- mramirez@iar.unlp.edu.ar

Receiver systems, Low Noise Amplifiers (LNA)

- Hugo Command --- hcommand@iar.unlp.edu.ar

Passive RF, Power Distribution Units.

- Matías Otero --- otero@iar.unlp.edu.ar

RF Metrology Leader.

- Cristian Ricomini --- criccomini@iar.unlp.edu.ar

Passive RF, IF Gain stages, procurement.

Projects

L-Band Receiver
L-Band Transmitter
L-Band Transmitter-Receiver Module
L-Band Digital Transceiver
S-Band Telemtry Transmitter
GPS Repeater

Developments

Low Noise Amplifier (LNAs)
       - L-Band Low Noise Amplifier (BJT)
       - L-Band Low Noise Amplifier (FET)
       - UHF L-Band Low Noise Amplifier (p-HEMT)
High Power Amplifiers (HPA)
      - 10 W L-Band HPA
      - 20 W L-Band HPA
      - 10 W UHF HPA
Power Combiners
      - Microstrip and discretes Filters
      - L-Band Hairpin Microstrip Filter
      - L-Band Hairpin Stripline Filter
      - S-Band Filter
Duplexers
RF Detector

Current Projects

L-Band SAR Transceiver
UHF Receiver
UHF Transmitter
S-Band Telemetry Transmitter

Current Developments

Balanced Low Noise Amplifier
Balanced S-Band 20W HPA
TRL NA Calibration Kit
USB RF Detector

IAR -- GRF Facilities

Network Analyzer Agilent E8362B
RF Synthetizer Agilent E8257D
RF Synthetizer HP 8664A
Power Meter HP 438A
Spectrum Analyzer HP 8596E

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