SAW Filter Passes 1090 MHz

Sept. 2, 2010

Model AM1090S816 is a surface-acoustic-wave (SAW) bandpass filter from Anatech Electronics with center frequency of 1090 MHz. It offers a total passband around the center frequency of 1084 to 1096 MHz with insertion loss of 5.3 dB. The 50-Ohm filter provides typical out-of-band rejection of 52 dB from 500 to 924 MHz, 58 dB from 924 to 944 MHz, and 39 dB or more from 944 to 1061 MHz. The filter can operate at temperatures from -40 to +85 deg.C. It measures 3.8 x 3.8 x 1.4 mm and is designed to handle input power levels to +20 dBm.

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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.