VCO Generates C-Band Signals

Sept. 9, 2009

Model V950ME22-LF is a RoHS-compliant voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) from Z-Communications designed to generate output signals from 4400 to 5000 MHz. It uses tuning voltages of 0 to 9.5 V with typical tuning sensitivity of 120 MHz/V. The typical phase noise is -89 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier. The C-band VCO delivers typical output power of +3 dBm when operating on a +10-VDC supply and 25 mA typical current. It measures just 0.50 x 0.50 x 0.22 in. and is available in tape-and-reel packaging for automated production environments.

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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.