V149ME01 9939 Via Pasar • San Diego, CA 92126 TEL (858) 621-2700 FAX (858) 621-2722 VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR Rev A1 PHASE NOISE (1 Hz BW, typical) -60 FEATURES • Frequency Range: 139 - 159 • Tuning Voltage: 0.5-4.5 Vdc • MINI-16 - Style Package MHz £(f) (dBc/Hz) -70 -80 -90 -100 -110 -120 -130 -140 APPLICATIONS • RF Modems • Earthstations • Test Instrumentation -150 1000 10000 100000 OFFSET (Hz) VALUE UNITS 139 - 159 MHz -115 dBc/Hz -6 0.5-4.5 10 dBc Vdc MHz/V Power Output 3±3 dBm Load Impedance 50 Ω Input Capacitance (max.) 100 pF Pushing <1 MHz/V Pulling (14 dB Return Loss, Any Phase) <1 MHz Operating Temperature Range -40 to 85 °C Package Style MINI-16 PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS Oscillation Frequency Range Phase Noise @ 10 kHz offset (1 Hz BW, typ.) Harmonic Suppression (2nd, typ.) Tuning Voltage Tuning Sensitivity (avg.) POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS Supply Voltage (Vcc, nom.) 5 Vdc Supply Current (Icc, typ.) 7 mA All specifications are typical unless otherwise noted and subject to change without notice. APPLICATION NOTES • AN-100/1 : Mounting and Grounding of VCOs • AN-102 : Proper Output Loading of VCOs • AN-107 : How to Solder Z-COMM VCOs NOTES: PCB plating is Nickel/Gold. This supercedes the statement below in Note 1 under Physical Dimentions, "... boards are solder plated...". © Z-Communications, Inc. Page 1 All rights reserved LOW COST - HIGH PERFORMANCE VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR V149ME01 PAGE 2 TUNING CURVE, typ. FREQUENCY (MHz) 170 160 150 -40 °c °c °c 25 °c 85 140 25 130 120 110 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 TUNING VOLTAGE (Vdc) POWER CURVE, typ. POWER OUTPUT (dBm) 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 -4 120 128 134 139 145 149 154 157 160 163 FREQUENCY (MHz) PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS MINI-16 415-0061 REV. B (DRAWING NOT TO SCALE) ± © Z-Communications, Inc. Page 2 Printed in the U.S.A.