Expanding Our Coverage – NexTek Announces New Partnership with S&S Technology Covering Southern California and Southern Nevada

Once again, we are proud to share the news that NexTek has formed a brand-new partnership agreement with a leading-edge RF Component Sales Team, S&S Technology, Inc out of Southern California.  As we continue to expand our Representation Network to cover the map, we are excited to be able to provide the highest level of local support for…

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Revised PTC-F02 – Datasheet Now Available

Special Announcement – PTC-F02 Design Revision and Updated Datasheet For those customers who are currently using or considering the use of our 75Ohm F Type Arrestor [P/N PTC-F02], we have an updated datasheet and drawings to share with you! Up until recently, the PTC-F02 has been one of our oldest designs.  Developed in partnership with a large Internet…

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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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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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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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Lightning Arrestor Enables GPS Systems to Run Without Downtime! – FPL Series Highlight

Our FPL Series of GPS Lightning Arrestors have been providing security and confidence to users of GPS Positioning and Timing Synchronization Systems around the world for over 10 years! These multi-stage protectors provide the fastest-acting surge protection available for DC Pass GPS and Global Navigation Band applications operating between 1.15 and 1.61 GHz. The special…

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Protecting Radio Equipment from HEMP/NEMP High Speed Transients – Coaxial Arrestor Threat Type Spotlight

This post is about protecting against high speed HEMP/NEMP pulses, one of the many types of transient threat that NexTek arrestors provide protection against.  Although Lightning energy is the primary source of damage to coaxial lines and systems where they are used, there are also other types of Surge Energy that can cause damage to electronics.…

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