VCO Tunes From 5740 To 5760 MHz

July 8, 2010

Model CRO5750Z-LF is a RoHS-compliant voltage-controlled oscillator from Z-Communications that operates from 5740 to 5760 MHz with tuning voltages of 0 to 4.5 V. The tuning sensitivity is 15 MHz/V. The VCO achieves phase noise of -106 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier with harmonics of -40 dBc. It delivers +4 dBm output power while drawing 70 mA typical current from a +5-VDC supply. It is supplied in the firm's VCO-24H package measuring 0.866 x 0.630 x 0.22 in. and is available in tape-and-reel packaging for automated production applications.

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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.