Phase Shifter Controls 0.5 to 2.0 GHz

Dec. 19, 2014

A digitally controlled phase shifter provided a 360-deg. control range from 500 to 2000 MHz.

Model PS-500M2G-8B-SFF is a digitally controlled phase shifter with frequency range of 500 to 2000 MHz. It provides 360-deg. phase-shift adjustment over that frequency range via 8-b transistor-transistor-log (TTL) control with less than ±10-deg. phase-shift error, less than 10-dB insertion loss, and less than ±1-dB amplitude error. The phase shifter achieves switching speed of 500 ns or less and is supplied in a rugged housing measuring 4.95 × 3.38 × 1.00 in. with SMA female connectors. It operates on ±15 VDC and is rated for operating temperatures from -55 to +85°C.

Planar Monolithics Industries, Inc., 7311-F Grove Rd., Frederick, MD 21704; (301) 662-5019, FAX: (301) 662-1731

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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.