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M/A-COM, Inc. has developed a highly integrated transmitter chip set for wireless telemetry applications under a U.S. Army Development Contract. The chip set is comprised of a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), a silicon synthesizer/phase locked loop (PLL), and a family of power amplifiers (PA's). The chip-set is designed to operate over the military L and S Band frequencies as well as the lower commercial ISM band. Using these components, M/A-COM has produced IRIG compliant transmitter modules for ballistic telemetry applications. These modules have been successfully flight tested by the Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. This paper reviews the transmitter system architecture and presents test data for the transmitter module and individual components. In order to provide for the testing and evaluation of both standard and smart munitions, the U. S. Army’s Hardened Subminiature Telemetry and Sensor System (HSTSS) program has developed a new generation of devices and subsystems for in-flight instrumentation. Gun launched systems experience high accelerations (high-g) during launch and are difficult to instrument.

TA024: A Transmitter Chip Set for Wireless Telemetry Applications (.pdf) - RF, Microwave, and Wireless Components