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SEPTEMBER 2020 | VOL. 59, NO. 8
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INSTRUMENTATION
SPECIAL REPORT
PROGRAMMABLE POWER
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Sources and Loads Optimize Power
across Applications Gamut
by Rick Nelson, Technical Contributing
Editor
AUTOMATED TEST
How to Choose an Electronic Load
by Tomoaki Mori
APPLICATIONS
SPECIAL REPORT
MIL/AERO TEST
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DEPARTMENTS
6 Editorial
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30 Featured Tech
32 Tech Focus
Enhancing Test in Defense
and Aerospace
By Rick Nelson, Technical Contributing
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Cover: .shock / iStock / Getty Images
Software-Defined Radio
Enters the Limelight
by Alix Paultre, Editor
RADAR/LIDAR
There is Less 'Under the
Radar' These Days
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By the Numbers
Editorial: MONEY! IN! SPACE!
Programmable Power: Sources and Loads Optimize Power across Applications Gamut
Mil/Aero Test: Enhancing Test in Defense and Aerospace
Automated Test: How to Choose an Electronic Load
Software-Defined Radio: Software-Defined Radio Enters the Limelight
Featured Tech
Tech Focus
Radar/Lidar: There is Less 'Under the Radar' These Days
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