High-Power Hybrid Handles Radar Signals

Dec. 19, 2006

Response Microwave has developed a high-power 90-deg. hybrid coupler that is ideal for radio and radar transmitter applications. Model RMHY3.500Nf operates over the octave band from 250 to 500 MHz with 3-dB coupling flatness of within 1 dB and power-handling capability of 1000 W CW. It exhibits VSWR of 1.50:1 with maximum insertion loss of 0.3 dB and minimim isolation of 15 dB. The hybrid coupler, which is supplied with Type N connectors as standard, is also available with SMA, TNC, and BNC connectors as options. The component measures 6.8 x 1.75 x 0.925 inches with connectors. For more information, visit the company's website at www.responsemicrowave.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.