Autotestcon looks to innovate in tight budgets
IEEE Autotestcon will be held in Schaumburg, IL, from September 16 to 19 this year. The theme for this, the 48th annual conference, is "ATS Innovation in the Era of
Tag: Portable / Handheld
Working on remote RF remotely
Recently, a number of instrumentation companies have introduced ways to ease the burden on field personnel by allowing them to control RF equipment from
What’s It Worth: Electronic Trainers
When radio became popular in the early 1920s, many of these schools switched to or added "wireless" training to their curriculum. As radio became mainstream hundreds of
Pocket knife phone case: Now your iPhone can literally do everything
While our smartphones can be considered the modern-day Swiss Army pocket knife, what with the fact that they’re able to carry out just about any and all tasks in the
What’s It Worth: Early Digital Meters and Displays
From the early days of electronic design and servicing, engineers and technicians relied mostly on analog meters for measuring voltage, current, frequency, wattage, and
New York City to support phone addicts one charge at a time
You know that feeling when your heart suddenly drops because the battery on your phone is rapidly slipping to single digits? It’s even worse when you’re supposed to
Turn Your Phone into a Multimeter
Keep your multimeter handy right on your iPhone (or iPad/iPod Touch). The wireless multimeter, iDVM by Redfish Instruments can wirelessly link to your iOS
Voltage tester 101
Voltage testers measure the flow of electric current passing through a circuit, battery, or outlet; it is an easy-to-use tool that no electrical engineer, hobbyist, or
This Portable Folding Solar Cell Charges Your Gadgets Anywhere
Even the great outdoors is no refuge to man from his technological endeavors. The Folding USB Solar Cell makes sure you never run out of power no matter where you
Handheld TDR can source 2-ns-wide pulses
The handheld CFL510G time domain reflectometer (TDR) features a 2-ns pulse width that is said to virtually eliminate dead zones, letting the instrument accurately locate