Surface-Mount Synthesizer Tunes 2000 To 4000 MHz

Dec. 17, 2008

Model MTS2500-200400-1 from Synergy Microwave Corp. is a miniature surface-mount frequency synthesizer that tunes from 2000 to 4000 MHz with better than 10 ms setting time to within 1 kHz of a new frequency. It delivers +8 dBm typical output power over the frequency range, with spurious content of typically -60 dBc and harmonics of typically -10 dBm. The single-sideband phase noise is typically -88 dBc/Hz offset 1 kHz from the carrier, -86 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier, and -100 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz from the carrier. The miniature synthesizer is supplied in a RoHS-compatible package measuring just 1.95 x 1.25 x 0.47 in. They operate on +3.3 and +5.0 VDC supplies.

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Jack Browne

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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.