VCO Tunes From 2435 To 2485 MHz

Model ZRO2460B1LF is a surface-mount voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) from Z-Communications that provides low-noise operation from 2435 to 2485 MHz. It tunes across the frequency range with control voltage of 1 to 10 V, with typical phase noise of ...
May 20, 2010

Model ZRO2460B1LF is a surface-mount voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) from Z-Communications that provides low-noise operation from 2435 to 2485 MHz. It tunes across the frequency range with control voltage of 1 to 10 V, with typical phase noise of -113 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier. The average tuning sensitivity is 8 MHz/V. Ideally suited for microwave backhaul radio applications, the VCO delivers +6 dBm typical output power into a 50-Ohm load and draws only 30 mA from a +8-VDC supply. Frequency pushing is less than 0.7 MHz/V with a 5-percent change in supply voltage and pulling is less than 0.7 MHz with a 14-dB return loss, any phase. It is supplied in a MINI-16-SM surface-mount package measuring 0.50 in. x 0.50 in. x 0.22 in. and is available in tape and reel packaging for production requirements.

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Jack Browne

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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.

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