Abstract: The current invention is a method (100), super-regenerative transceiver (300), and computer system (500) for providing short range communication with reduced current drain. A control unit provides an amplifier "ON" pulse periodically to a radio frequency amplifier to allow reduced current drain. The radio frequency amplifier eliminates antenna effects in an input signal to provide an amplified input signal. The control unit also provides a receiver "ON" pulse to a super-regenerative receiver immediately following the amplifier "ON" pulse to allow reduced current drain. The super-regenerative receiver detects received data given the amplified input signal.

Abstract: An asynchronously resettable counter/divider (25) in a phase-locked loop (PLL) for a frequency synthesizer (12) reduces the lock-up time for the PLL by resetting the resettable counter/divider when the phase difference between the output signal from a VCO (20, 21) and a low frequency reference signal (30) exceeds a predetermined value.

Abstract: A VSWR meter arrangement with a linear scale. The VSWR display is made linear by inputting the V.sub.forward and V.sub.reverse signals to a first op amp-based circuit to provide a first output=K(V.sub.f -V.sub.r). The signals are also input to a second op amp-based circuit to provide a second output=V.sub.f +V.sub.r. The first output is then coupled to the V.sub.reference input of a conventional voltmeter. The second output is then coupled to the V.sub.signal input of the voltmeter. The voltmeter's display output will then indicate the VSWR as a linear percentage of scale.

Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating substantially vertically aligned patterns of material on the opposed surfaces of a transparent substrate by employing a single external mask.