Even though the website reports the system is down, it is actually working. Unfortunately, it is responding much slower than typical. Normally the round trip time is in the order of seconds. Now it seems to take over a minute. To be investigated.
The system has several automatic recovery mechanisms, it looks like all is working fine again. Most likely the cause was a short network outage.
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Please find the competition details here: https://dpdcompetition.com/sdc_ims2026/competition-details/
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We’re doing some final tweaks on the competition details, which will be released on this website later this week. Please note that the measurement system is fully operational. You are welcome to use it with your own signals to assess amplifier behaviour.
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Late registration for SDC-6 is considered on a case-by-case basis. Eligibility requires in-person participation in the competition and thus attendance at the SDC by at least one team member at the upcoming IMS. Please submit your request via email (sdc@dpdcompetition.com) including:
Advisor details: Contact information for your university advisor.
Team details: Full names, emails, and institutional affiliations for all members.
Subject to final approval by SDC chairs.
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Our measurement system is constructed as shown in this block diagram.
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Please visit https://ims-ieee.org/2026-student-design-competitions. This competition is SDC-6 (Multiband Digital Predistortion for Power Amplifiers with Coupled Interference).
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From left: Signal generator and analyser. In the middle: Cooling, RF chains and coupling. On the right: all dc power supplies required.
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Welcome to the IMS2026 Digital Pre-distortion competition. We are currently setting up all competition details. We will use this news section to update you on new information or changes.
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