RF Design & Engineering for a Wireless World
Radio Design Group, Inc. provides radio frequency (RF) consulting, engineering design, prototyping, and manufacturing solutions for complex communication problems. Founded in 1992, the practice specializes in commercial product development and Department of Defense (DoD) program development for both new and legacy projects. Its services encompass concept evaluation, technical reviews, value engineering, obsolescence mitigation, low-rate initial production (LRIP) validation, and turn-key manufacturing.
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Jim Hendershot
Personalized consulting services to guide radio frequency projects from initial concept to commercial or military viability.
Evaluates and validates initial designs to determine application suitability, manufacturability, and potential return on investment.
Provides RF device testing to verify specifications prior to compliance lab testing.
Prepares designs by implementing proven concepts and selecting consistent component families to reduce costs and timelines.
Analyzes circuit design, component selection, tolerance stack, and power audits, utilizing isolated RF screen rooms for environmental testing.
Comprehensive engineering capabilities spanning electrical, RF transmit/receive, FPGA, software, and mechanical packaging design.
Designs electrical circuits, RF transmit and receive functions, FPGA programming, custom software, and full mechanical packaging.
Upgrades existing products through circuit analysis, mechanical functional enhancements, and improved user interfaces.
Reduces product costs through targeted component changes, design for manufacturability, and logical solutions.
Resolves parts obsolescence issues and upgrades interfaces to extend the operational life of legacy systems.
Tangible physical translation of RF circuitry and assemblies for performance validation and operational readiness testing.
Manages prototyping cycles to integrate circuitry and components into optimized final forms.
Performs Low-Rate Initial Production to validate prototype readiness through operational testing and evaluation.
End-to-end original equipment manufacturing, procurement, and depot repair services for specialized communication hardware.
Provides full-turnkey manufacturing, including purchasing, logistics, inventory control, and printed circuit board assembly.
Troubleshoots and repairs RF devices and systems, providing factory recertification and serving as a Department of Defense repair hub.
Defense · Government · Public Safety · Sports & Recreation · Telecommunications
Defense · Client: Department of Defense
Designed and manufactured a multipurpose RF distribution unit (RFDU-300) providing commutation, test switching, test noise generation, RF notch filtering, and RF matrix switching up to 18 GHz.
Defense · Client: Department of Defense
Developed "Medusa", a custom, computer-controlled multi-port RF test system operating up to 18 GHz to facilitate testing of complex RF Distribution Units.
Defense · 2025 · Client: Department of Defense
Following an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) test failure of a ruggedized communication system, the engineering team resolved the power switch failures to ensure mission-critical success for DoD applications.