USB Signal Generator Spans 9.3 To 10.2 GHz

Microwave test equipment needn't be large and mounted in a rack: the latest signal generator from Telemakus spans 9.3 to 10.2 GHz in a compact Universal Serial Bus (USB) module. Just plug it into a USB port on a Windows-based personal computer, load the ...

Jack Browne

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Microwaves & RF

Feb. 14, 2011

The model TEG10200-1signal generator, available directly from distributor RFMW Ltd. (http://www.rfmw.com/telemakus), delivers +15 dBm output power across the frequency range. It achieves phase noise of -95 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz from the carrier, with spurious levels of -75 dBc, second harmonics of -20 dBc, and third harmonics of -30 dBc. It draws 250 mA from a +5-VDC USB port.

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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.