Cavity Duplexer Suits L-Band Radar

Oct. 14, 2010

Model AD1542-1643D296 from Anatech Electronics is a cavity duplexer designed for L-band applications including radar, communications, and avionics systems. It has a first passband of 1524 to 1560 MHz (36-MHz bandwidth) and a second passband of 1626.5 to 1660.5 MHz (34-MHz bandwidth). The passband insertion loss is less than 2 dB with passband ripple of less than 0.2 dB. Isolation is more than 40 dB. The duplexer can handle power levels to 50 W CW and exhibits return loss of greater than 15 dB. It measures 6.3 x 3.23 x 0.89 in. and is supplied with female SMA connectors.

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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.