Automotive radar sensors must be concealed, yet transmit in the required frequency domain. A simplified process exists to characterize such sensors using an automotive radome tester.
AUTOMOTIVE WHITE PAPERS, APPLICATION NOTES, AND CASE STUDIES
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![Rohde - shotscope]( "R&S Scope Rider RTH Helps Out On The Race Track")
This case study highlights a racing team successfully using a portable oscilloscope to test and optimize the electronics of their race car.
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![GettyImages-1500616355 electric vehicle battery, EV]( "Power Supplies And Loads For The EV And EVSE Battery Test Lab")
For electric vehicles (EVs), precise testing of battery performance is pivotal. Explore how advanced power supplies and electronic loads are transforming EV and EVSE battery test labs.
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![GettyImages-1441621259 EV electric vehicle]( "Looking Closer At DC Link Capacitors In Electric Vehicles")
DC link capacitors are essential in EV power converters, buffering power and protecting subsystems from voltage spikes and EMI. Let's explore their roles in on-board chargers and motor drive inverters.
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![Rohde - polymer materials]( "Characterizing Polymer Material Properties For Automotive Applications")
Explore a simplified method for material characterization in the automotive radar frequency domain (76 GHz to 81 GHz) using the R&S®QAR50 automotive radome tester.
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![Rohde - processed samples]( "Characterizing The Material Properties Of Polymers For Automotive Applications")
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS FEATURES
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![22_12_RFG_BackChannel_450x300]( "Back Channel — Rolls Royce And Nuclear Reactors On The Moon, Ultra-Low-Power IoT Through RF, The Father Of Polish RF, And More")
Back Channel presents the most captivating news and innovations in RF and microwaves. This week, we look at some AOC news, the successful test flight of an electric motor drive on a hybrid electric aircraft, a life well lived, and more.
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![22_12_RFG_BackChannel_450x300]( "Back Channel — New Composite Safer Than SPE, Taiwan Making Inroads Into Global Space Supply Chain, China “Most Immediate Threat” In Weaponizing Space Technology, And More")
Back Channel presents the most captivating news and innovations in RF and microwaves. This week, we look at why Lockheed Martin is giving money to Northumbria University, how RF is helping find missing people, an end to my wife and me debating sell-by dates, and more.
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![22_12_RFG_BackChannel_450x300]( "Back Channel — SWOT Launch, RCMP Not Down With China, No AM For EVs, And More")
Back Channel presents the most captivating news and innovations in RF and microwaves. This week, we look at KaRIN, the technology behind SWOT; the RCMP’s suspension of radio communication installations due to Sinclair Technologies’ ties to China; why EV manufacturers are no longer going to install AM radios; and more.
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![week-in-5G-graphic]( "The Week in 5G: UAS Corridor Develops in Central NY, India's Spectrum Auction & Rollout Could See 1-Year Delay")
This week in 5G, metal foundries are adapting to market demands as they create bigger, more resilient tower housings, Volkswagen is piloting a private 5G network at its main plant in Germany, and Starlink is cozying up to Vodafone in hopes of sharing some of its spectrum allocation.
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![week-in-5G]( "The Week In 5G: 8/8/2018 – FCC Implements 'One-Touch, Make-Ready' Pole Access, Vows To Preempt Local Laws Blocking 5G Deployment")
The FCC is moving to drop barriers to 5G deployment in the U.S., Motorola touts phones' bolt-on 5G capability, and Australia preps for a spectrum auction, all in today's The Week in 5G!
AUTOMOTIVE EDITORIAL & GUEST COLUMNS
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![Atom GettyImages-1270632735]( "Inside DARPA's Use Of Rydberg Atoms To Create New RF Sensors")
Inside DARPA's Use Of Rydberg Atoms To Create New RF SensorsDARPA leverages Rydberg atoms' extreme electromagnetic sensitivity to create compact quantum RF sensors, replacing large antenna arrays for defense applications.
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![Microwave Photonics GettyImages-1698886450]( "Microwave Photonics And The Acceleration Of 6G Connectivity")
Microwave Photonics And The Acceleration Of 6G ConnectivityAdvances in microwave photonics and optical communications unveiled at OFC 2025 highlight the integration driving 6G, AI networking, and terabit connectivity breakthroughs
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![Voyager 1 GettyImages-2017961243]( "Voyager's 48-Year Quest Through RF Communication Excellence")
Voyager's 48-Year Quest Through RF Communication ExcellenceNASA's Voyager program demonstrates RF communication mastery, maintaining contact across 15+ billion miles for 48 years while exploring interstellar space and planets.
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![GettyImages-875478034]( "The Evolution And Impact Of V2X Communication")
The Evolution And Impact Of V2X CommunicationV2X communication leverages DSRC and 5G C-V2X RF technologies, enabling real-time data exchange between vehicles, infrastructure, and users while advancing safety and traffic efficiency.
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![GettyImages-2180891756 roundtable, discussion, audience, live event]( "AMTA 2025 Gathers Global Leaders In Electromagnetic Innovation")
AMTA 2025 Gathers Global Leaders In Electromagnetic InnovationThe 47th AMTA Symposium unites experts in Tucson to advance antenna and electromagnetic measurement with new research, keynotes, hands-on sessions, and networking.
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS
- Patented Antenna Digital Twin Solution From Rohde & Schwarz And IMST Optimizes Automotive Connectivity
- ADAs Testing: Rohde & Schwarz Unveils The R&s RadEsT Next-gen Radar Target Simulator
- New Si828x-AAWB-KIT GDB Enables Higher Efficiency For Automotive And Industrial Applications
- Rohde & Schwarz And Löhnert Present A Robot-Based Solution For End-Of-Line Measurement Of Automotive Radomes And Bumpers
- AVL And Rohde & Schwarz Collaborate To Automate And Speed Up EMC Tests Under Real Driving Conditions