Bird provides radio frequency communication products, services, calibration and training for the public security, cellular networks, broadcasting, semiconductor, military, government and medical industries. Bird's product portfolio includes spectrum analyzers, antenna and cable testers, power sensors, power meters and monitors, wattmeters, attenuators, terminations and loads, cellular repeaters, signal boosters, distributed antenna systems, RF streaming solutions, RF signal generation, and RF software analysis tools. The company's core market segments are Coverage Enhancement, Off Air Testing, M2M Sensors and Test & Measurement.
History
In 1942 James Raymond Bird teamed up with a college friend to start a small job shop in Cleveland, Ohio which led to the development of a line of products used to measure RF power generated by television and radio transmitters. James and his partner founded the Bird Engineering Company which later changed its name to the Bird Electronic Corporation. During his career, James Bird had been awarded several patents. Bird acquired TX RX Systems in 1995. Bird acquired X-COM Systems in 2010, the company designs and manufactures digital communication hardware and software for military and commercial applications.
Milestones and patents
2018 - Combilent US Acquires Bird's Radio Infrastructure Products Division 2017 - Bird Launches the SignalHawk SH-42S Handheld Spectrum Analyzer 2013 - Bird Technologies Acquires Distributed Antenna System Manufacturer DeltaNode 2013 - VSG5000A Multi-Channel Phase Coherent Vector Signal Generator launched 2013 - IQC5000A Series, RF Spectrum Capture and Playback System launched 2013 - X-COM Systems releases Spectro-X 4.0 Signal Analysis Toolkit 2012 - Bird Technologies Celebrates 70 Years 2012 - X-COM Systems releases Version 3.0 of RF Editor Graphical RF Signal Editor Software 2010 - Bird Technologies Group Acquires X-COM Systems for Its Advanced RF Military Technology 2009 - Radio Magazine Pick Hits Awarded at NAB Show for PC SignalHawk 2008 - Radio Magazine Pick Hits Awarded at NAB Show for Transmit Power Monitor 2007 - Ohio Governor's "E" Excellence in exporting award received 2005 - Radio Magazine Pick Hits Awarded at NAB Show for Broadcast Power Monitor 2003 - Radio World Cool Stuff Awarded to Bird Site Analyzer 1999 - Antenna Tester patent granted 1959 - Thruline power measurement patent granted
The Bird Model 43 Thruline Wattmeter was created in the early 1950s. The self-contained instrument used microwatts of energy from the transmission it measured. Its reference line section made it economical and provided built-in reference accuracy that remained consistent with age. The patent was granted for the Directional Wattmeter in 1958.
