no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . july 2012 bird technologies industry electronic manufacturing founded 1942 founder j. raymond bird headquarters solon ohio u.s. number of locations angola new york u.s. reston virginia u.s. singapore s o paulo brazil brottby sweden farnham surrey uk area served world wide key people mark johnson president dennis morgan cfo terrence grant vp sales tom kuklo vp business development services repair and calibration educational site optimization website bird technologies.com bird technologies manufactures radio frequency measurement and management equipment and systems and provides educational solutions and other services . it serves broadcast cellular government land mobile radio medical military and semiconductor markets . bird provides the physical infrastructure used by government agencies public safety forces and the private sector . its products include accessories and connectors antennas attenuators cavity filters combining systems components duplexers and triplexers laboratory grade instruments plug in elements power measurement products preselectors spectrum analyzers vector network analyzers signal boosters terminations and loads test equipment tower top amplifiers receiver multicouplers and wattmeters and line sections . the company sells its products through a network of distributors and sales representatives worldwide . contents 1 history 2 key dates patents in bird technologies history 3 model 43 thruline directional wattmeter 4 tx rx systems 4.1 history 4.2 key dates patents in tx rx systems history 5 tx rx systems signal boosters 6 x com systems 6.1 history 6.2 key dates patents in x com systems history 7 spectro x rf signal editor and iqc5000a spectrum capture and playback system 8 distributors 9 external links 10 references history edit bird technologies was created with the merger of two rf communications companies bird electronic corporation tx rx systems and x com systems . the merged company was formed in 1995 but its timeline actually began in 1942 when j. raymond ray bird teamed up with a college friend to form the bird engineering company in cleveland ohio . the company began operating as a job shop which then led ray bird to develop a line of products for measuring the power generated by television and radio transmitters . during his career ray bird will have been awarded 40 patents . key dates patents in bird technologies history edit 2012 bird technologies celebrates 70 years 1 2010 bird technologies acquires x com systems of reston virginia 2 2009 radio magazine pick hits awarded at nab show for pc signalhawk 3 2008 radio magazine pick hits awarded at nab show for transmit power monitor 4 2007 ohio governor s e excellence in exporting award received 2nd time 5 2005 radio magazine pick hits awarded at nab show for broadcast power monitor bpme 6 2004 bird rf technology suzhou china co. ltd founded 2003 radio world cool stuff awarded to bird site analyzer 7 2002 bird component products facilities relocated to solon ohio 2002 ohio governor s e excellence in exporting award received 1999 antenna tester patent granted 8 1995 bird technologies is formed tx rx systems is acquired 1994 bird component products established in largo fl 1980 vari notch filter patent granted 9 10 1972 presidential e award received for excellence in exporting 1963 bird electronic corporation is incorporated under the laws of the state of ohio 1962 j. raymond bird dies 1959 thruline power measurement patent granted 11 1952 model 43 thruline directional wattmeter introduced 1949 coaxwitch patent granted to ray bird first of more than 40 patents 1948 first international shipment completed uk beginning the tradition of global sales excellence 1942 bird engineering company founded by j. raymond bird model 43 thruline directional wattmeter edit bird model 43 wattmeter the bird model 43 thruline directional wattmeter was created in the early 1950s . the self contained instrument used 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 . 12 in the 1960s the mobile radio had the majority of its components stored in the trunk of a car and was comparable in size to a microwave oven . a model 43 wattmeter was used to test the power output of the two way mobile radio transmitter and to match it to an antenna most commonly mounted on the trunk . the transmission line to the antenna was very short providing easy access to the equipment which in turn made measuring the equipment convenient . additionally the same wattmeter was used to measure the rf power in the operational base station . in the 1970s the mobile radio had advanced from the trunk of the car to the car s front interior . the model 43 was still used in the same capacity of testing the rf output and matching the transmitter to the antenna . however the new interior position of the mobile radio and the existing rear antenna position required a longer transition line . this still provided easy access to test and measure the system . the model 43 was also used in the aviation industry to accomplish identical results . measure the power from the transmitter and match the antenna to the system . tx rx systems edit tx rx systems industry electronic manufacturing founded 1976 founder dan kaegebein and elliot johnson headquarters angola new york u.s. area served united states products combining systems signal boosters antennas duplexers and triplexers preselectors tower top amplifiers receiver multicouplers cavity filters services engineering website www.txrx.com tx rx systems is located in angola new york . tx rx systems was founded in 1976 by dan kaegebein and elliot johnson . the company manufactures rf communication equipment and systems for land mobile radio public safety wireless telecom cellular broadcast military and government markets . history edit one of tx rx systems most successful product lines are their signal boosters . in response to a requirement by motorola communications in 1978 tx rx systems manufactured the first uhf two way repeater amplifiers in an inland steel corporation coal mine in illinois . 13 in addition tx rx systems brand combiners and antennas were included in the system configuration for the u.s. customs and border protection cbp implementation of project 25 p25 and mesh network to secure the southwest border . 14 key dates patents in tx rx systems history edit 2006 antenna coupler assembly for coaxial cable patent granted 15 1997 parallel fed collinear antenna array 16 1995 bird technologies acquires tx rx systems of angola new york 1985 tower mounted preamplifier 17 1982 fixture for mounting cylindrical cavity filters 18 1980 bi directional filter system for amplifying signals in separate frequency bands 19 1980 vari notch filter patent granted 20 21 1976 tx rx systems founded by dan kaegebein and elliot johnson tx rx systems signal boosters edit signal boosters are also known as two way repeater amplifiers bi directional amplifiers or bda s. the tx rx signal booster lineup consist of the 700 800 mhz signal booster i performance and value series signal booster ii series which provides in building coverage in basements parking garages correctional facilities courthouses hospitals and malls subways rapid transit systems airports stadiums arenas high rise buildings large private enterprise facilities schools and campuses . channelized and digital signal booster iii series offering user programmable center frequencies and filter characteristics and intuitive user interfaces and the rescueline signal booster designed to comply with the new international fire code and national fire protection association standards . the objective of this series is to ensure that first responders have reliable radio communications in large structures . x com systems edit x com systems industry electronic manufacturing founded 1994 founder david erisman ceo headquarters reston virginia u.s. number of locations reston virginia area served world wide products rf capture playback waveform generators rf data analysis ntds switching services engineering website www.xcomsystems.com x com systems is located near washington d.c. in reston virginia . x com designs and manufactures products and solutions to all branches of the department of defense dod and to commercial technology companies worldwide . its products include real time rf capture and storage solutions digital wideband waveform generators radio frequency data analysis tools and a line of naval tactical data system ntds devices . history edit x com systems was founded in 1994 by david erisman as a technology firm specializing in the design and manufacture of digital communication hardware and software for military and commercial applications . the company s equipment is primarily used by the us navy to support shore based systems that are used for the development and training on naval tactical data system ntds equipment . much of x com s equipment is used by the navy in its land based test and development sites which support the cruisers and destroyers that contain the aegis combat system considered to have the most advanced tracking and combat system in the world . these land based sites often have multiple missions that include ntds systems testing systems development and training personnel for the fleet . in addition to manufacturing ntds equipment x com systems products include the iqc 2110 rf capture and storage recorder warp 6000 wideband acquisition record and playback cpg 2110 continuous playback generator 4ch vsg2000 four channel phase coherent vector signal generator spectro x signal analysis toolkit and rf editor graphical rf signal editor . x com is the holder of multiple technical patents including time shift keying and other related technologies . tsk is a physical layer advancement that significantly improves bandwidth efficiency noise immunity and power consumption . tsk based products provide low cost solutions for communication links including twisted pair microwave satellite and rf . key dates patents in x com systems history edit 2013 vsg5000a multi channel phase coherent vector signal generator launched 22 2013 iqc5000a series rf spectrum capture and playback system launched 23 2013 x com systems releases spectro x 4.0 signal analysis toolkit 24 2012 x com systems releases version 3.0 of rf editor graphical rf signal editor software 25 2012 x com releases spectro x ver . 3.0 enhanced rf signal analysis software 2011 x com launches 4ch vsg200 vector signal generator 2011 x com launches warp 6000 wideband acquisition record and playback 2010 bird technologies acquires x com systems of reston virginia 2009 real time fiber optic matrix switch interconnection patent granted 26 2002 burst mode digital communications system patent granted 27 1999 cosine segment communications system patent granted 28 1995 time shift keying digital communications system patent granted 29 1994 x com systems founded by david e. erisman spectro x rf signal editor and iqc5000a spectrum capture and playback system edit x com systems spectro x signal analysis toolkit graphically displays i & q sample files and provides menu driven signal search and analysis tools . x com s latest version spectro x 4.0 lets users visualize and analyze up to four recorded rf and microwave spectrum files at the same time making it a valuable tool for system and test engineers developing and analyzing the performance of radar elint sigint ecm esm multi channel communications telemetry and mimo systems or for characterizing and testing conventional and aesa radar systems . spectro x is compatible with x com s rf signal editor and iqc5000a spectrum capture and playback system . the rf editor graphical signal editing software lets users modify signal data insert new spectra and waveforms modify spectrum in the frequency domain and move any waveform or slice of spectrum anywhere among 10 tracks in the recording . the iqc5000a series spectrum and playback system can record and play back one or two independent channels of signal activity up to 160 mhz in bandwidth from hf through millimeter wavelengths . distributors edit henry radio inc. http www.henryradio.com bird.html uk & europe aspen electronics ltd http www.aspen electronics.com bird technologies.html external