Flann Microwave Ltd

  • Flann Microwave Ltd

Key information

  • Category : Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)
  • Adress : Dunmere Road
  • Zip Code : PL31 2QL
  • City : Bodmin
  • Country : UNITED KINGDOM

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Sam BROKENSHIRE

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For 70 years Flann Microwave Ltd has been the market-leading designer and manufacturer of precision passive RF, Microwave and millimetric products, solutions and service. We produce critical components and sub-systems required to deliver, test, measure and calibrate systems operating from 300 MHz to 1.1 THz, supplying to several industry sectors: SATCOM & Spaceflight, Metrology, Test & Measurement, R&D & Academia, Telecommunications 5G & 6G, Aerospace & Defence, Security.

Technical domains and services

TECHNOLOGY
  • RF Subsystems, Payloads and Technologies
  • Telecommunication Subsystems
  • Radio Navigation Subsystems
  • RF Technologies and Equipment
  • Electromagnetic Technologies and Techniques
  • Antennas
  • Wave Interaction and Propagation
  • System Design & Verification
  • Collaborative and Concurrent Engineering
  • System Analysis and Design
  • Verification and Assembly, Integration and Test
  • Ground Station Systems and Networks
  • Ground Station System
  • Ground Communications Networks
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  • Services
  • Consultancy

Activity domains

  • Earth Observation
  • Telecommunications
  • Navigation

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  • Applications
  • Aviation
  • Education & Training
  • Other

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SWOT Satellite
As part of the NASA JPL Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Satellite mission, a requirement was identified for an ability to retain calibration in extreme space environment. In response, Flann designed and built a selection of Spaceflight fixed attenuators, terminations & k-type adaptors ready for installation in a waveguide channel ka-band radar instrument.

Satellite Calibration
Goonhilly Earthstation is one of very few calibrated facilities in the world for very high accuracy measurement of satellite performance. Flann retrofitted componentry including wideband diplexers to an existing collapsible dish antenna feed on location.

Met Office
United Kingdoms National Weather Service (Met Office) had concerns about reliability and lifespan of waveguide switches in their rainfall radar network from a previous supplier. They rely on those for 24/7 service but they are based in remote locations all over the UK. The Met Office approached Flann to see how we could alleviate these concerns and what we had to offer. Flann carried out accelerated lifetime tests and provided a direct replacement switch. Flann provided additional feedback on how to extend the lifetime even further. The Met Office have subsequently ordered Flann switches for each radar of their network.

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