Construction standards for most transmitting equipment today isgenerally so high that testing of individual components is uncommon andunnecessary. However, the overall testing of an RF transmitting ...

I've been fixated on IR and RF remote controls for some time now, and it frequently shows in my review critiques. I have no tolerance for bad remotes - the industry has been around long enough to ...

It is often necessary to provide some type of shielding in order to perform RF/wireless testing with an acceptable amount of external noise. It is also often necessary to perform testing where the ...

Editor's note: To view a PDF version of this article, click here. The complexity of wireless communication devices, raises the need for extensive functionality testing. This only increases with higher ...

Very seldom do I catch myself uttering the word "genius" silently to myself as I'm reviewing a piece of equipment. I have to say, I had my doubts about the Remote Control Extender when it was first ...

(Radio Frequency remote control) A handheld, wireless device used to operate audio, video and other electronic equipment using radio frequency (RF) transmission. Unlike the common infrared (IR) ...

As the basis for telecommunications services, radio frequency (RF) energy enabled near-instant transmission and reception of electronic signals from one source to another—across distances that span ...

Most consumer remote controls operate using infrared light. This works well assuming the piece of equipment has a line of sight to the remote. But if you have, say a receiver in a cabinet or closet, ...