DROs Available From 8.0 To 8.4 GHz

Oct. 29, 2009

The HMC-C200 series of X-band dielectric resonator oscillators (DROs) from Hittite Microwave Corp. is available with custom tuning frequencies from 8.0 to 8.3 GHz and -124 dBc/Hz phase noise offset 10 kHz from the carrier. The oscillators, which are suitable for a wide range of applications in industrial, medical, military, and test and measurement markets, deliver +15 dBm output power. They feature an internal voltage regulator that provides excellent frequency pushing performance of 5 kHz/V. Designed for operating frequencies from -40 to +85C, the DROs suffer frequency drift of only 2 PPM/C. They can tune with analog tuning voltages of +5 to +12 VDC with as much as +/-1 MHz tuning around the center frequency. The DROs are supplied in a 1.5 x 1.5 in. module with field-replaceable SMA connectors.

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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.