Voltage Controlled Oscillator - VCO Evaluation Board Features Applications ! For up to 5 GHz ! SMA-Connectors ! 50 Ohms Microstrip ! Performance Test ! Equipment Correlation ! Noise Measurements Description To simplify performance evaluation, Raltron offers complete VCO-evaluation-kits. The substrate base consists of glass-reinforced laminate. High quality SMA connectors are used for all signals to minimize VSWR and improve accuracy and reliability. The layout is designed in 50 Ohms Microstrip and usable for up to 5 GHz. VCO Evaluation Kit VCO-prototypes can be ordered with evaluation-board to simplify qualification tests. The VCO Evaluation Kit includes: 1. VCO-unit 2. Adapter board with SMA-connectors for RF-Output. 3. Test data on floppy disk. Mechanical Specification T The he iideal deal S Solution olution ffor or VCO V CO-Evaluation Device Under Test Electrical Specification PARAMETER Max Frequency Insertion Loss VSWR Contact Resistance Temperature Range CONDITIONS Over frequency range 100 MHz to 5000 MHz Over frequency range 100 MHz to 5000 MHz SMA connector Under operating conditions SYMBOL fo a VSWR Rs Top MIN 0.1 1.20 -55 MAX 5000 0.3 1.33 0.004 +105 UNIT MHz dB Ohms °C Questions ? - Please contact us © Raltron Electronics Corp. VCO-EvalBoard-020322.doc J. Muenzing 10651 N.W. 19th St. ! Miami, Fl. 33172 ! USA ! Tel +001 305-593-6033 ! Fax +001 305-594-3973 ! vco@raltron.com ! www.raltron.com