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Switch Filter Bank Selects Channels

Feb. 18, 2010

Model 3IFAX-1100/2250-ML is a two-channel switched filter bank from Lorch Microwave with a bypass signal path and a two-channel switched option. The bypass covers 1300 to 2250 MHz. The two-channel switch bank has a low-frequency band of 20 to 1100 MHz and a high-frequency band of 1300 to 2250 MHz. It offers 50- and 60-dB stopbands and VSWR of 1.50:1. It runs on a single +5-VDC power supply with LVTTL for control logic, and is designed for operating temperatures from -40 to +85 degrees C. The compact filter bank measures 3.2 x 1.9 x 0.35 in. with surface-mount pins.

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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.