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 u ...
communication products, services, calibration and training for the
semiconductor
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,
public security
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,
cellular networks
A cellular network or mobile network is a telecommunications network where the link to and from end nodes is wireless and the network is distributed over land areas called ''cells'', each served by at least one fixed-location transceiver (suc ...
,
broadcasting
Broadcasting is the data distribution, distribution of sound, audio audiovisual content to dispersed audiences via a electronic medium (communication), mass communications medium, typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves), ...
,
military
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,
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
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 ...
s, vector network analyzers,
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, 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 is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
, Ohio, which led to the development of a line of products used to measure RF power generated by television and
radio transmitters
In electronics and telecommunications, a radio transmitter or just transmitter (often abbreviated as XMTR or TX in technical documents) is an electronic device which produces radio waves with an antenna with the purpose of signal transmission ...
. 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
References
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