VCO Tunes From 902 To 928 MHz

Jan. 31, 2014

A surface-mount VCO tunes from 902 to 928 MHz with low phase noise.

Suitable for use in digital radio equipment, fixed wireless access, satellite communications systems, and cellular base stations, model CVCO25CL-0902-0928 is a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) that tunes from 902 to 928 MHz by means of control voltages from +0.5 to +3.5 VDC. It generates +3-dBm typical output power with excellent linearity and features typical phase noise of -108 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier and -128 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz from the carrier. Second-harmonic suppression is typically -10 dBc, while pulling and pushing are 0.5 MHz and 0.5 MHz/V, respectively. The VCO, which is supplied in an industry-standard 0.5 × 0.5 in. surface-mount-device (SMD) package, consumes 15 mA maximum current from a +3-VDC supply.

Crystek Corp., 12730 Commonwealth Dr., Ft. Myers, FL 33913; (800) 237-3061, (239) 561-3311, FAX: (239) 561-1025.

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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.