Surface-Mount VCO Ranges 500 To 1000 MHz

Nov. 24, 2010

Model DCO50100-5 is a surface-mount voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) from Synergy Microwave with tuning range of 500 to 1000 MHz. Using tuning voltages of 0.5 to 15.0 V, the oscillator has tuning sensitivity of 28 to 58 MHz/V with output power of +4 dBm or better and harmonics of -10 dBc. Measuring just 0.3 x 0.3 in. in a surface-mount housing, the VCO exhibits typical phase noise of -100 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier and -123 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz from the carrier. The oscillator draws 34 mA maximum current from a +5-VDC supply.

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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.