L-3 Electron Technologies, Inc. (L-3 ETI) has debuted their model 8923H dual-band 300W 30 GHz / 175W 45 GHz Traveling Wave Tube (TWT) amplifier. Designed for military SATCOM uplink applications, the new TWT has a remarkably small footprint and weighs less than four pounds. L-3 ETI’s model 8923H TWT operates over the 30 to 45.5 GHz frequency range, including the 33 to 36 GHz radar band, and incorporates focus electrode modulation to allow CW and pulsed operation. This product introduction complements L-3 ETI’s existing 8926HB 500W Ka-band TWT (27.5 to 31 GHz) and 8925HP 200W Q-band TWT (43.5 to 45.5 GHz). “The model 8923H enables UAV, fly-away, Communications-On-The-Move and other weight/volume constrained platforms to interface with Wideband Global SATCOM and Advanced EHF satellites with a single amplifier rather than two,” said Alan Piring, L-3 ETI’s vice president of military and telecom TWT products.