Terminations Stop 800 W Power

Feb. 8, 2007

The ECT line of coaxial terminations from EPX Microwave spans power levels from 1 to 800 W and frequencies from DC to 18 GHz. Connector options range from SMAs on smaller components to EIA 7/16 and N type connectors on the highest-power models. As an example, model ECT1-18S is a 1-W termination with SMA connector that exhibits maximum VSWR of 1.60:1 from DC to 18 GHz. The 50-ohm termination handles 0.25 kW peak power for 5 microseconds. At higher-power levels, model ECT500-4N is a 500-W termination with Type N conector that exhibits 1.50:1 VSWR from DC to 4 GHz. It handles 10 kW peak power for 5 microseconds. And model ECT800-4N is an 800-W termination with Type N connector that has 1.50:1 maximum VSWR from DC to 4 GHz and handles 10 kW peak power for 5 microseconds. For more information on these and the company's other high-power coaxial terminations, visit the website at www.epxmicrowave.com

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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.