From The Editor

  1. Are Today’s Cars Too Annoying To Be Safe 12/20/2023

    According to some experts, high-tech vehicles may not be worth the trouble. Repair costs are higher, they're more difficult to understand and operate, and they can be more likely to cause driver distraction and disengagement.

  2. Reining In The Cosmos: The Case For Controlled Satellite Deployment 12/19/2023

    Dinosaurs never knew what was coming when an asteroid wiped them out 65 million years ago. Today, due to light pollution caused in part by the proliferation of satellites, humans may be blinded to an asteroid coming to wipe us out.  

  3. Increasing Use Of EWs Posing Challenges To Global Aviation 12/14/2023

    The use of electronic warfare in Ukraine and the Middle East is having its desired military effect. But it also is having an unintended effect: the disruption of commercial aviation.

  4. Hamming It Up: How 24 High School Students Spoke With An Astronaut On Board The ISS 12/12/2023

    ​Thanks to a technology that can be traced to the late 19th century, a passionate advisor, and a committed school district, 24 high school students were able to speak to a Danish astronaut aboard the International Space Station 250 miles above the Earth.

  5. What You Need To Know To Thrive in 2024 12/11/2023

    ​Three things to look for as we roll into 2024. We walk like Egyptians, play Nostradamus, and try to beat The Simpsons to the punch. But mostly, we look at quantum, directed RF, and Wi-Fi 7.

  6. 2023's Best: Military Intelligence, The Wow! Signal, SDRs, And Jamming 12/6/2023

    It’s that time again. Let’s take a look at the most-read articles that appeared on RF Globalnet this year. It’s got intrigue, suspense, and surprises. Oh, and mmWaves, drones, jamming, and so much more.

  7. Why Space Force Is Launching Its Own Satellite Swarm 12/4/2023

    The U.S. Space Force is revolutionizing satellite deployment, transitioning from costly singular satellites to swarms of smaller, more agile ones for enhanced defense against rival nations' missile threats. Will the switch change the way the USSF does business, or is it simply changing the culture of the agency?

  8. From Theremins To Synths: The Oscillator's Musical Odyssey 11/30/2023

    From the invention of the Theremin in the 1920s to the Moog synthesizer's voltage-controlled oscillators in the 1960s to today's digital synthesizers and software, oscillators have shaped diverse musical genres, enabling musicians to create and manipulate an expansive array of sounds.

  9. Navigating The Future: Innovations In RF Testing And Measurement 11/29/2023

    ​The future of RF test and measurement hinges on software and hardware innovation. Digital signal processing advancements enable complex analysis, while speed and accuracy improvements are achieved through these innovations.

  10. Would You Bet Your Paycheck On Tomorrow’s Weather Forecast? 11/22/2023

    Weather forecasts are correct too often to ignore and wrong too often to rely on. But they are getting better – a five-day forecast today is as accurate as a one-day forecast was in 1980. What’s driving the improvement? Observation, supercomputers, and, soon, phased array radar.