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Small Form Factor MMBX Connectors and Adapters

MMBX-Connectors-and-Adapters-2SQPasternack offers small form factor MMBX connectors and adapters most commonly used on circuit boards and their associated input/output connections for industrial, telecom and consumer product applications. These MMBX adapters and connectors offer a maximum operating frequency of 12.4 GHz, excellent VSWR of 1.06:1, mechanical misalignment tolerance of 4.5° (or 0.7mm) max and feature gold plated beryllium copper contacts. 


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Family of Waveguide Directional Couplers

Commercial-Band-Waveguide-Couplers-SQPasternack introduced a family of waveguide directional couplers displaying highly accurate performance up to 33 GHz. These waveguide couplers are commonly used for signal sampling and other general purpose applications in wireless transmit/receive systems, satellite communications, radar systems, point-to-point backhaul and telecom. Pasternack’s latest release of waveguide directional couplers consists of 74 unique models.


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Coaxial Voltage Variable Attenuator Line

Voltage-Variable-Attenuators-SQPasternack introduces a line of voltage variable attenuators offering up to 60 dB of attenuation across broad frequencies from 400 MHz to 18 GHz. This line of voltage variable attenuators is most commonly deployed in applications such as electronic warfare, instrumentation, point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radios, fiber optic and broadband telecom, microwave radio and VSAT, military radios, radar, ECM, SATCOM and sensors, and R&D.
 


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Lines of Waveguide Bends

Waveguide-Bends-SQPasternack debuts lines of waveguide bends operating from 5.85 to 90 GHz across 12 frequency bands (from C band to W band). These waveguide bends are commonly used in applications such as instrumentation, test benches, high efficiency RF, microwave and mm-wave transmissions, SATCOM, MILCOM, radar and telecom. Pasternack’s in-stock and ready-to-ship waveguide bends boast low loss and VSWR as low as 1.08:1.


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Family of Ready-to-Use Semi-Rigid Test Probes

Semi-Rigid-Test-Probes-SQPasternack, debuts a line of semi-rigid test probes designed to assist in testing microwave circuits. The test probes are offered in 3 different diameters of semi-rigid coax including 0.02 inch (0.51 mm), 0.034 inch (0.86 mm) and 0.047 inches (1.19 mm). All test probe cable assemblies are 100% RF tested to ensure the cable assemblies operate to a maximum frequency of 6 GHz. These assemblies come in 3, 6, 9 and 12 inch lengths and are designed to fit a variety of trace widths.


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Family of Waveguide-to-Waveguide Transitions

Waveguide-to-Waveguide-Transitions-SQPasternack adds a family of waveguide transitions operating from 5.85 to 110 GHz across fourteen frequency bands. These waveguide transitions, also referred to as waveguide adapters, are widely used in high power wireless applications such as instrumentation, test benches, SATCOM, MILCOM, radar, and telecom where signal strength and integrity are critical. Currently, there are 23 unique models of waveguide to waveguide transitions offered from stock at Pasternack.


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Pasternack’s 60 GHz development system offers a fast, out-of-the-box experience

Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, introduced the new PEM009-KIT 60 GHz development system which offers designers the ability to perform product development and experimentation of single and multi-carrier high bandwidth modulation covering 57 to 64 GHz in the globally unlicensed ISM frequency spectrum. 


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60 GHz Development System: PEM009-KIT

60-GHz-SQPasternack introduces the PEM009-KIT 60 GHz development system which offers designers the ability to perform product development and experimentation of single and multi-carrier high bandwidth modulation covering 57 to 64 GHz in the globally unlicensed ISM frequency spectrum. Applications include baseband development up to 7 Gbps data rates using WiGig/WiFi 802.11ad and 802.11aj IEEE standards.


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GaN Power Amplifier: PE15A5025

PE15A5025Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, announces their new PE15A5025 50 W gallium nitride (GaN) coaxial power amplifier operating in the popular 2 to 6 GHz frequency band.  The compact and rugged design delivers high levels of output power and efficiency and offers 50 dB of small signal gain with a saturated output power level of +47 dBm typical and 30% power added efficiency


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Pasternack expands portfolio of in-stock PIN diode switches

Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, greatly expands their portfolio of in-stock solid state PIN diode switches covering frequencies from 10 MHz to 67 GHz. 69 unique new models of 50 ohm PIN diode switches are available in compact connectorized package styles and display impressive isolation, insertion loss, and switching speed performance.


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