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New enhancements across Tektronix waveform monitor and rasterizer families adhere to new audio loudness specifications. The upgrades include capabilities such as an Audio Loudness Meter, an Audio Loudness Session Display and the industry’s first audio loudness monitoring of Dolby Digital Plus audio, among others.

Mixed signal oscilloscope Tektronix MSO70000 named winner for Test & Measurement World Magazine’s award in oscilloscope category.

The R&S®FSV-K8 Bluetooth measurement application performs RF measurements according to the BT test specification (version 2.1) for the basic rate as well as for enhanced data rate (EDR).

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced release of its DXAdvanced® R4, an enhanced version of the DXAdvanced data acquisition and display station for networks that is part of the Daqstation® series of paperless recorders. New functions have been added that are compliant with the 21 CFR Part 11* regulation a de facto global standard for electronic records and electronic signatures that was defined by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The staff of Test & Measurement World announced the winners of annual Test of Time award, which honors a product that continues to provide state-of-the-art service five or more years after its introduction, were named seven finalists. Test & Measurement World readers voted Agilent Technologies’ 89600 Vector Signal Analysis Software as the recipient of the 2010 award.

National Instruments announced the NI USB-TC01, a USB data acquisition (DAQ) device that measures and records temperature data from a thermocouple. The new device combines a quick and easy plug-and-play setup with the high-quality capabilities and features of NI DAQ products.

The high-end R&S® ZVA67 vector network analyzer from Rohde & Schwarz is now also available as a four-port model. This is the first network analyzer on the market to feature four test ports for measurements up to 67 GHz.

Rohde & Schwarz is upgrading its portfolio of T&M equipment to provide test capabilities for the data service enhancements included in TETRA Release 2. The latest release of the TETRA standard is intended to increase the capacity of professional mobile radio networks. The company can now offer manufacturers of base stations and handsets new solutions for TETRA Release 2-compliant tests on transmitters and receivers. In addition, its R&S ROMES drive test system helps network operators and government authorities set up and optimize their TETRA networks.

Pendulum Instrument state of the art time and frequency analyze products will be shown at EFTF 2010 (European Frequency and Time Forum) in Noordwijk, Netherlands, April 13-16. You are welcomed to visit their booth to meet company’ representatives and learn more about solutions to your measurement problems.

Anritsu Company introduces a scalable 12-port, 70 GHz measurement system based on its award-winning VectorStar® broadband vector network analyzer (VNA) that can conduct highly accurate signal integrity measurements.