Overview of Kirkby Microwave Ltd.

Here is a brief overview of Kirkby Microwave Ltd, which is based in the UK, and was incorporated in February 2014. The company offers

RF consultancy by Dr. David Kirkby.
Hire of laboratory with electronic test equipment to be used at the Kirkby Microwave laboratory in Essex, UK.
Design, construction and sales of vector network analyzer (VNA) calibration kits. in both coaxial and waveguide types.
Custom vector network analyzer calibration kits.
Whilst not a test equipment dealer, Kirkby Microwave occasionally buy and sell test equipment. We are currently looking to purchase these items.

All research, development, manufacture and calibration is performed in the United Kingdom (UK).

The managing director, Dr. David Kirkby, is a scientist/engineer, with:

B.Sc in electrical and electronic engineering.
M.Sc in microwaves and optoelectronics.
Ph.D in medical physics and bioengineering. (A copy of David's Ph.D thesis, with the title of "A Picosecond Optoelectronic Cross Correlator using a Gain Modulated Avalanche Photodiode for Measuring the Impulse Response of Tissue" may be found on both the University College London website and British Library. It is necessary to log in to download material from the British Library, so interested parties would be generally be better to download a copy from the University College London website.)

David is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET) and a Chartered Engineer. He is a licensed radio amateur (callsign G8WRB). He is currently chairman of the Dengie Hundred Amateur Radio Society

Kirkby Microwave is unique in being the only company in the world producing good quality vector network analyzer calibration kits at prices much lower than from companies like Anritsu,Rohde & Schwarz and Keysight. The calibration kits are not designed for metrology use, but are sufficiently accurate for almost all professional use of a vector network analyzer. Each calibration kit is individually calibrated, and supplied with the correct coefficients in text file for a human to read. For many instruments, Kirkby Microwave is able to supply file types that can be read by a vector network analyzer.

Kirkby Microwave sells most of its products outside the UK, and has sold vector network analyzer calibration kits to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA and probably some other countries too. The company usually ships by UPS or FedEx, but is aware that using EMS is more appropriate for some countries like Russia.

Kirkby Microwave do not disclose a list of individual clients, but clients have come from:

A national air-force
Small and medium sized companies - most kits are sold to small and medium sized companies.
Large companies - over 10,000 employees.
Radio amateurs.
Universities

Kirkby Microwave sells via eBay, Amazon (UK only), from our website via PayPal, or by bank transfer.

Kirkby Microwave Ltd is registered in England and Wales, company number 08914892. Registered office: Stokes Hall Lodge, Burnham Rd, Althorne, Essex, CM3 6DT.