Synthesizer and Upconverter Hit X-Band

Feb. 25, 2010

Model SYN152 is an X-band direct frequency synthesizer and frequency upconverter from TRAK Microwave. Ideal for airborne applications it measures just 5.46 x 3.74 x 0.41 in. in a laser-welded, hermetically sealed package. It includes X2, X3, X4, and X17 multiplied output ports and exhibits low phase noise from -129 to -151 dBc/Hz depending upon carrier frequency and offset frequency. It provides fast LVTTL switching speed between multiplied X-band output and intermediate-frequency (IF) supplied output.

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Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

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.