TCXO Ranges 5 To 100 MHz

April 30, 2009

Model TX-600 is a temperature-controlled crystal oscillator (TCXO) from Vectron International available with frequencies from 5 to 100 MHz. The RoHS-compliant, surface-mount oscillator features low phase noise and time-domain jitter at temperatures from -40 to +85C with frequency stability of +/-2 PPM. The initial frequency tolerance is +/-1 PPM while the aging rate over one year is also +/-1 PPM. The phase noise is -90 dBc/Hz offset 10 Hz from a 20-MHz carrier, -120 dBc/Hz offset 100 Hz from the same carrier, -145 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the same carrier, and -150 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz from the same carrier. The maximum jitter is 1 ps. The oscillator is designed for maximum supply voltage of +6 VDC. It is supplied in a 7-x-9-mm surface-mount package.

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.