Available as: QBS-256, Housing (E52-19500)
RF AMPLIFIER
MODEL QBS-256
Features
Maximum Ratings
Ambient OperatingTemperature ................ -20 ºC to +70 ºC
StorageTemperature .............................. -55 ºC to + 125 ºC
CaseTemperature .................................................+ 125 ºC
DCVoltage ......................................................... + 18 Volts
Continuous RF Input Power ................................. + 13 dBm
Short Term RF Input Power......50 Milliwatts (1 Minute Max.)
Maximum Peak Power .................... 0.5 Watt (3 µsec Max.)
ꢀ High Gain: 24.0 dB Typical
ꢀ High Power: +33 dBm Typical
ꢀ Operating Temp. - 20 ºC to +70 ºC
ꢀ Environmental ScreeningAvailable
Specifications
CHARACTERISTIC
TYPICAL
Ta= 25 ºC
MIN/MAX
Ta = -20 ºC to +70 ºC
1800 - 2000 MHz
Note:
Frequency
1800 - 2000 MHz
1. Specifications are guaranteed when tested in a 50 Ohm system. Specifica-
Gain (dB)
24.0 ± 1.0
tions indicated as typical are not guaranteed.
Gain vs. Temperature
Gain Flatness
+2.0/ -2.0 Max.
1.5
-35
Reverse Isolation (dB)
VSWR
In
Out
1.5:1
1.5:1
1.5:1 Max.
1.5:1 Max.
1 dB Compression (dBm)
Output Intercept point
+33
+32 Min.
3rd Order
2nd Order
+47
+45 Min.
Power
Vdc
mA
15
950
Typical Performance Data
3rd order intermodulation distortion (dBm)
Reverse Isolation (dB)
Gain (dB)
-10
-20
-30
50
49
48
28
27
26
25
47
46
45
44
-40
-50
-60
-70
24
23
22
2000
2000
1900
1950
2000
1800
1800
1900
1.6
1950
1850
1850
1900
1800
1950
1850
1 dB Comp. (dBm)
Input/Output VSWR +25ºC
37
36
35
34
33
1.5
1.4
1.3
Input
Output
1.2
1.1
1.0
32
31
2000
2000
1900
1950
1800
1900
1950
1850
1800
1850
Legend
+ 25 ºC
+ 70 ºC - - - - - - -20 ºC
Linear S-Parameters Data
FREQ.
MHz
– – S11– –
– – S21– –
– – S12– –
dB
– – S22– –
dB Ang
dB Ang
dB Ang
Ang
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1800
1825
1850
1875
1900
1925
1950
1975
2000
-20.8
-20.4
-19.8
-19.0
-18.1
-17.2
-16.4
-15.7
-15.0
24.0
24.1
24.3
24.4
24.5
24.5
24.4
24.3
24.0
-46.9 114.9
87.5
73.4
57.0
38.3
18.6
-2.2
-22.5
-42.0
-59.7
-68.2
-91.0
-23.1
-26.4
-26.4
-24.5
-24.0
-20.9
-18.9
-18.0
-17.3
25.4
-77.5
-46.6
-47.0
-46.3
-45.4
-45.6
-45.5
-45.9
-46.4
94.5
72.7
61.4
42.1
13.4
-2.9
-113.9
-137.1
-160.8
175.3
151.1
126.8
102.7
-120.6
-138.3
-153.9
-167.2
179.3
171.1
162.0
-16.8
-43.9
Rev.
1/29/07
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