SPDT Switches Control DC To 33.5 GHz

Jan. 24, 2007

Single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) switches in the CCR-33K series from Teledyne Relays are electromechanical designs suitable for applications above 26.5 GHz. The break-before-make latching switches offer a bandwidth of DC to 33.5 GHz with insertion loss of 0.75 dB or less and isolation of 70 dB to 18 GHz, 50 dB to 26.5 GHzm and 40 dB to 33 GHz. Rated for 5 million switching cycles with insertion loss repeatability within 2 dB across the full bandwidth. The rugged switch can handle power levels to 2 W (+33 dBm) and offers switching speed of 20 ms. It is screened to the applicable parts of MIL-STD-202 for shock and vibration. For more information, visit the Teledyne Relays website at http://www.teledynerelays.com

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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.