RF AMPLIFIER MODEL QBH-842 Available as: QBH-842, 4 Pin TO-8 Tall (080-22502-0001) QBH-9-842, Connectorized Housing (ES E52-1501) Maximum (NO DAMAGE) Ratings Features Ambient Operating Temperature ................ -55ºC to +125 ºC Storage Temperature .................................-65ºC to +150 ºC Case Temperature .................................................. +125 ºC DC Voltage ....................................................... +16.5 Volts Continuous RF Input Power ............................... +18.0 dBm Short Term RF Input Power ...... 50 Milliwatts (1 Minute Max.) Maximum Peak Power .................... 0.5 Watt (3 μsec Max.) High Gain: 13.5 dB Typical High Power: +26 dBm Typical Operating Temp. -55 ºC to +85 ºC Environmental Screening Available Specifications CHARACTERISTIC Frequency Gain (dB) TYPICAL MIN/MAX Ta= 25 ºC 10- 250 MHz 13.5 ± 0.5 Ta = -55 ºC to +85 ºC 10 - 250 MHz Gain vs. Temperature Gain Flatness Reverse Isolation (dB) VSWR In Out Revision 3-23-2015 +0.5/-0.5 Max. 0.5 Max. -24 Min. 1.6:1 Max. 1.8:1 Max. 0.5 -24 1.5:1 1.8:1 1 dB Compression (dBm) Output Intercept point 3rd Order 2nd Order Noise Figure (dB) Power Vdc mA Note: Specifications are guaranteed when tested in a 50 Ohm system. Specifications indicated as typical are not guaranteed. +26 +26 Min. +40 +48 8.0 +15 122 +38 Min. +45 Min. 10 Max. +15 125 Max. Typical Performance Data Gain (dB) 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 MHz 100 1000 1 dB Comp. (dBm) 29 28 27 25 1.2 24 1.0 Legend MHz 100 4.0 MHz 100 1000 Output 100 MHz 100 1000 46 44 42 40 38 Input MHz 10 3rd order intermodulation distortion (dBm) Input/Output VSWR +25 ºC 10 1000 +25 ºC 4.5 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 Noise Figure (dB) 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 10 26 10 Reverse Isolation (dB) -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 1000 36 10 MHz 100 +85 ºC - - - - - - -55 ºC Linear S-Parameters Data FREQ. MHz – – S11– – dB Ang – – S21– – dB Ang – – S12– – dB Ang – – S22– – dB Ang =================================================================== 10 -29.2 13.2 179.4 8.1 -38.2 12.6 -22.9 30.7 40 -26.8 13.2 164.3 -8.3 -37.0 18.5 -5.0 -24.0 50 -26.8 13.2 160.1 -13.8 -36.4 19.9 -24.3 -10.4 70 -26.9 13.2 151.6 -21.1 -35.3 22.2 -25.1 -20.3 80 -27.0 13.2 147.5 -27.2 -34.7 22.1 -25.7 -24.1 90 -27.3 13.2 143.2 -31.0 -34.0 20.9 -26.5 -27.5 150 -30.5 13.1 118.6 -67.1 -31.3 13.9 -28.7 -52.8 200 -33.5 -140.1 13.2 98.4 -29.5 -30.5 -123.7 3.6 250 -27.1 154.4 13.4 77.0 -28.0 -10.0 -22.1 177.2 Spectrum Microwave · 2144 Franklin Drive N.E. · Palm Bay, Florida 32905 · PH (888) 553-7531 · Fax (888) 553-7532 www.SpectrumMicrowave.com Spectrum Microwave · 2707 Black Lake Place · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154 · PH (215) 464-4000 · Fax (215) 464-4001 1000