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Wavestream Announces Addition of 160-watt X-band Matchbox to Its Line of High-Efficiency Solid-State Power Amplifiers and Block Upconverters

SAN DIMAS, Calif., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Wavestream Corporation (www.wavestream.com), a manufacturer of new-generation solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs), today announced that it will introduce a new line of X-band SSPAs for a variety of commercial and military applications at Satellite 2009 inWashington, D.C. next week. The X-band SSPAs will be showcased alongside Wavestream's 500-watt C-Band product line, which provide a unique offering for satellite and troposcatter communications.

Using Wavestream's proprietary spatial power combining technologies, the company has been able to pack 160 watts of solid-state output power at 1dB compression into a rugged 32-lb. unit. Similar to Wavestream's other Matchbox Series Block Upconverters (BUCs), the new X-band Matchbox provides the highest linearity per pound per unit volume in a versatile, single interface solution.

Wavestream's 160-watt X-band BUC provides high reliability to minimize life-cycle costs even in the most demanding applications and extreme environments.

"Our customers demanded a Wavestream solution to X-band...and, we listened," said Cliff Cooke, President & CEO of Wavestream. "With the introduction of our new X-band product line, we continue to expand the scope of our business from the Ka-, Ku- and C-bands to offer our customers a larger portfolio of solutions with the same value, reliability and performance they have come to expect from Wavestream."

About Wavestream

Wavestream develops and produces high-power solid-state amplifiers that meet the needs of today's communications systems. Wavestream's revolutionary spatial power combining technology enables higher amplifier output powers in smaller packages with greater efficiency and lower cost than previously possible. Wavestream offers industry-leading Ka-band, uplink C-band, tropo C-band and Ku-band SSPAs or BUCs for satellite uplink and tropo-scatter communications. At Wavestream, we are bringing solid-state solutions to commercial, defense and homeland security systems requiring power, efficiency, and value. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.wavestream.com.

SOURCE Wavestream Corporation