Double Ridge Waveguide Switches
Fairview Microwave Inc. has introduced a new series of double ridge waveguide electromechanical relay switches that perform over broader frequency bands. They are ideal for applications involving electronic warfare, electronic countermeasures, VSAT, radar, microwave radio, research and development and test instrumentation. Fairview’s new comprehensive line of double ridge waveguide electromechanical switches includes 12 models that feature broadband multi-octave frequency coverage spanning 6.5 to 40 GHz, latching self-cut-off actuators, TTL logic and position indicators with manual override.
Fairview Microwave Inc.
www.fairviewmicrowave.com
Digital Phase Shifter
Kratos General Microwave manufactures a complete line of broadband fast switching phase shifters. Model 7929 offers a full tuning range of 360° covering a frequency range of 18 to 40 GHz. Excellent phase accuracy and PM/AM performance are achieved by utilizing double balanced bi-phase linear amplitude modulators. Standard unit designed to operate over -54°C to +95°C. Its small size and high reliability make it ideal for use in demanding shipboard/airborne environmental conditions. Optional optimized performance is available over a narrower frequency range.
Kratos General Microwave
www.kratosmed.com
Four-Way Power Divider
MECA expanded offering of 5G mmWave products. Featuring four-way power dividers covering 26 to 34 GHz with 2.92 mm interfaces. Typical specifications of 1.2:1 VSWR, 19 dB isolation, 2 dB insertion loss and 1 dB amplitude balance. Also available are attenuators, terminations, bias tee’s, DC blocks and adapters. Additionally, octave and multi-octave models covering up to 50 GHz built by J-Standard certified assemblers and technicians. Made in U.S. with a 36-month warranty!
MECA Electronics Inc.
www.e-MECA.com
Accuracy Digital Programmable Attenuator
020-180-120-DT is a 2 to 18 GHz 120 dB high resolution and accuracy digital programmable attenuator. It has 1 dB min. attenuation step, ±0.5 dB max. attenuation accuracy, 11 dB max. insertion loss and 2:1 max. VSWR. Input/output connectors are SMA female and power handling is 1 W CW. The component can be controlled through USB and Ethernet. Operating temperature is 0 to 70°C. The size including power supply (110 to 220 V AC) is 227 × 114 × 50 mm.
Fuzhou MIcable Electronic Technology Co. Ltd.
www.micable.cn
Four-Way Divider
Mini-Circuits’ model ZC4PD-V1854+ is a four-way, 0° power splitter/combiner with broad frequency range of 18 to 50 GHz. The 50 Ω DC-pass splitter/combiner handles as much as 16 W input power as a power divider with low insertion loss and excellent amplitude and phase unbalance. The typical insertion loss (above the 6 dB power split) is 1.1 dB from 18 to 40 GHz and 1.6 dB from 40 to 50 GHz with typical isolation of 29 dB from 18 to 40 GHz and 30 dB from 40 to 50 GHz.
Mini-Circuits
www.minicircuits.com
MMIC Splitter/Combiner
Mini-Circuits’ model EP2-561+ is a two-way, 0-deg. power splitter/combiner fabricated with GaAs IPD technology for applications from 12.0 to 43.5 GHz, including 5G and radar systems. Supplied in a 2 × 2 mm surface-mount-technology (SMT) housing, the 50-Ω power splitter/combiner has full-band VSWR of 1.70:1 or better at all ports. Insertion loss (above the 3 dB split) is typically 1.1 dB from 12 to 24 GHz, 1.3 dB from 24 to 30 GHz, and 1.4 dB from 30.0 to 43.5 GHz. Isolation is typically 15 dB from 12 to 24 GHz, 23 dB from 24 to 30 GHz, and 16 dB from 30.0 to 43.5 GHz. The splitter/combiner provides outstanding amplitude and phase balance, with typical full-band amplitude unbalance of 0.2 dB or better and typical full-band phase unbalance of 1.7 deg. or better. The SMT MMIC handles as much as 0.5 W power as a splitter or combiner and has an operating temperature range of -55° to +105°C.
Mini-Circuits
www.minicircuits.com
Vector Modulator
PMI Model No. PIQ-85M18G-36020-CD-2 is a vector modulator covering the frequency range of 85 MHz to 18 GHz. This unit provides an attenuator resolution of 0.1 dB and a phase shift resolution of 0.8°. The attenuation is phase invariant and the phase is amplitude invariant making it ideal for nulling unwanted signals. The unit can be specifically calibrated for any number of 100 MHz bands within the full operating frequency range of 85 MHz to 18 GHz.
Planar Monolithics Industries Inc.
www.pmi-rf.com
Fixed Attenuator
Response Microwave Inc. announced the availability of its new DC to 8.5 GHz, 50 W fixed attenuators for telecom specific product platform use. The family includes 1 to 40 dB attenuation values that operate between DC to 8.5 GHz. Electrical performance offers typical insertion loss of 0.5 dB and VSWR of 1.25:1 max. Impedance value is 50 Ω power handling is 50 W CW and package size is 0.45 mm OD by 0.110 mm length.
Response Microwave Inc.
www.responsemicrowave.com
High Linearity SP6T Switch
RFMW announced design and sales support for a high power, SMT RF switch. The RFuW Engineering model number MSW6T-6040-600 is a single-pole, six-throw switch capable of handling 400 W of CW RF power over the range of 30 to 512 MHz. Peak power handling is up to 1,000 W. The MSW6T-6040-600 utilizes PIN diodes for high reliability and low insertion loss of <0.7 dB. Hybrid manufacturing processes yield superior performance offering IP3 >65 dBm.
RFMW
www.rfmw.com
Bias Tees
RLC Electronics manufactures both narrow band and broad band bias tees from 5 MHz to 40 GHz that provide excellent performance over the full band. This unit is used to inject a DC current or voltage into an RF circuit without affecting the flow of RF through the main transmission path. Typical applications include biasing amplifiers, DC return, DC blocking, as well as other various digital and analog uses, including in airborne applications.
RLC Electronics Inc.
www.rlcelectronics.com