Bird provides

radio frequency Radio frequency (RF) is the oscillation rate of an alternating electric current or voltage or of a magnetic, electric or electromagnetic field or mechanical system in the frequency range from around to around . This is roughly between the uppe ...

communication products, services, calibration and training for the

semiconductor A semiconductor is a material which has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass. Its resistivity falls as its temperature rises; metals behave in the opposite way. ...

public security Public security or public safety is the prevention of and protection from events that could endanger the safety and security of the public from significant danger, injury, or property damage. It is often conducted by a state government to ens ...

, cellular networks,

broadcasting Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves), in a one-to-many model. Broadcasting began ...

military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distin ...

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government ...

and medical industries. Bird's product portfolio includes RF power sensors, RF power meters,

wattmeter The wattmeter is an instrument for measuring the electric active power (or the average of the rate of flow of electrical energy) in watts of any given circuit. Electromagnetic wattmeters are used for measurement of utility frequency and audio ...

spectrum analyzer A spectrum analyzer measures the magnitude of an input signal versus frequency within the full frequency range of the instrument. The primary use is to measure the power of the spectrum of known and unknown signals. The input signal that most co ...

s, antenna and cable testers, attenuators, RF terminations and loads,

cellular repeater A cellular repeater (also known as cell phone signal booster or cell phone signal amplifier) is a type of bi-directional amplifier used to improve cell phone reception. A cellular repeater system commonly consists of a donor antenna that receives ...

s, signal boosters, RF IQC recording solutions, RF signal generation, and RF software analysis tools.

History

In 1942 James Raymond Bird teamed up with a college friend to start a small job shop in

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U ...

, Ohio which led to the development of a line of products used to measure RF power generated by television and radio transmitters. James and his partner founded the Bird Engineering Company which later changed its name to the Bird Electronic Corporation. During his career, James Bird had been awarded several patents. Bird acquired TX RX Systems in 1995. Bird acquired X-COM Systems in 2010, the company designs and manufactures digital communication hardware and software for military and commercial applications.

Milestones and patents

2018 Combilent US Acquires Bird's Radio Infrastructure Products Division 2017 Bird Launches the SignalHawk SH-42S Handheld Spectrum Analyzer 2013 Bird Technologies Acquires Distributed Antenna System Manufacturer DeltaNode 2013 VSG5000A Multi-Channel Phase Coherent Vector Signal Generator launched 2013 IQC5000A Series, RF Spectrum Capture and Playback System launched 2013 X-COM Systems releases Spectro-X 4.0 Signal Analysis Toolkit 2012 X-COM Systems releases Version 3.0 of RF Editor Graphical RF Signal Editor Software 2010 Bird Technologies Group Acquires X-COM Systems for Its Advanced RF Military Technology 2009 Radio Magazine Pick Hits Awarded at NAB Show for PC SignalHawk 2008 Radio Magazine Pick Hits Awarded at NAB Show for Transmit Power Monitor 2007 Ohio Governor's "E" Excellence in exporting award received (2nd time) 2005 Radio Magazine Pick Hits Awarded at NAB Show for Broadcast Power Monitor (BPME) 2003 Radio World Cool Stuff Awarded to Bird Site Analyzer 1999 Antenna Tester patent granted 1959 Thruline power measurement patent granted

Model 43 Thruline Directional Wattmeter

The Bird Model 43 Thruline Wattmeter was created in the early 1950s. The self-contained instrument uses microwatts of energy from the transmission it measured. Its reference line section made it economical and provided built-in reference accuracy that remained consistent with age. The patent was granted for the Directional Wattmeter in 1958.

References

External links

www.birdrf.com
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