Our Sales Team Continues To Expand! – Spartech South Announced as NexTek’s Sales Representation for the Southeast US

We are extremely proud to announce that NexTek has formed another new partnership for 2016, a Sales Representation agreement with Spartech South to cover the Southeastern states ranging from North Carolina all the way to Mississippi and including Florida and Tennessee as well! Spartech South will cover Region 3, shown on the updated map below in…

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See You In Boston! – NexTek Is Proud To Announce That We Will Be An Exhibitor @ Microwave Journal’s EDICON 2016 Trade Show!

We are excited to share with our valued customers and partners that we will be Exhibiting at this year’s EDICON 2016 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA!  Taking place over three days covering September 20th to the 22nd, this show and conference is a must-attend for anyone involved in the Microwave and Electronics industries.…

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Content Spotlight – Optimized Lightning Protection for High Frequencies (4-6GHz and Beyond)

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This week’s featured article is a Technical Article previously published in Interference Technology magazine.  This in-depth article contains details and information about providing Lightning and Surge protection for coaxial and RF applications operating in the 4 to 6GHz range. The widely used Public Safety (4.9GHz), UNII (5.6GHz), and ISM (5.8GHz) band applications all operate within this frequency window, so there…

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New Technical Note – Transient Testing GDT-Based Surge Arrestors – Information and Details

Would you like to know more about performing Transient Testing on Gas Discharge Tube based arrestors?  More specifically, testing arrestors against the common Lightning-derived industry-standard 1.2×50µs/8×20µs Voltage/Current Waveform using commonly available equipment to 6kV/3kA surge current levels. The 1.2×50µs/8×20µs standard is meant to replicate conditions and energy levels that you can expect during an Indirect Lightning…

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Announcement – Our Sales and Distribution Team is Expanding!

We are extremely proud to announce that NexTek’s Sales Representation and Distribution Team is expanding! We have two new Sales Representation firms covering Region 1 (New England and Upstate NY) and Region 2 (Mid-Atlantic, NJ, Metro NY), in the form of brand new partnerships with MMS Technical Sales and ATM (Advanced Technical Marketing).   The other…

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Using COTS Arrestors in Defense Applications – Article Spotlight

This week’s featured content is an article written by NexTek’s VP of Engineering, George Kauffman, and published in Defense Electronics magazine. As military and defense programs demand more efficiency and value for the dollar, many Commercial-Off-The-Shelf components and solutions are being used in defense systems and equipment. Not only does the use of COTS parts…

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Did You Know? – NexTek Enables Compliance with DO-160G Avionics and Aircraft Equipment Standards

The DO-160 Series (currently DO-160G) regulations regarding Avionics cover a wide range of test requirements that every piece of certified Avionics equipment must comply with.  With the range of requirements covered under this wide-reaching document, covering everything from Temperature Range and Vibration Ratings to EMI Susceptibility and Lightning Protection.  Learn more about DO-160 and it’s…

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Extremely Compact Lightning Arrestor Ideal for Mounting Inside Radio Chassis – New Product Release – PTCTNFMMFxxS

We are excited to announce the release of a brand-new Coaxial Arrestor design, the PTCTNFMMFxxS series of compact GDT arrestors.  Just like other examples of NexTek’s compact arrestor options, this unit is perfect for chassis-mount applications where space is at a premium…But at the same time, it provides heavy duty, military grade protection for your equipment and will not…

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