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Low-Noise VCO Tunes To 2600 MHz

Jan. 28, 2010

Model CRO2660B-LF is a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) from Z-Communications designed for applications at 2600 MHz. It operates with a tuning voltage range of 0.5 to 4.5 V and exhibits typical tuning sensitivity of 5 MHz/V. The oscillator can deliver +3 dBm output power while drawing 20 mA from a +5-VDC supply, and controls harmonics to -20 dc. The phase noise is typically -114 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier. The VCO is supplied in a surface-mount package measuring just 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.22 in.

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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.