Surface-Mount VCO Tunes 800 To 1000 MHz

Dec. 29, 2010

Model DCO80100-5 is a surface-mount voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) from Synergy Microwave designed for outstanding phase-noise performance from 800 to 1000 MHz in a miniature package. It tunes by voltages of 0.5 to 8.0 V and provides at least +4 dBm output power over its tuning range. The typical phase noise is -111 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier and -132 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz from the carrier. Typical frequency pulling is 8 MHz into a 1.75:1 VSWR while typical frequency pushing is 3 MHz/V. The VCO measures just 0.3 x 0.3 in.

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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.