Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., has introduced new lines of 1.85 mm attenuators and 1.85 mm RF loads up to 65 GHz for applications including power limiting, impedance matching and signal leveling inside RF test systems.
Most commercially available 1.85mm and 2.4mm attenuators and loads routinely only perform to 40 or 50 GHz, the company says, making these new 65 GHz versions an excellent option for use in industrial, aerospace and military-grade systems.
Available in 3, 6, 10, 20 and 30 dB values and rated to 65 GHz at 1 Watt, the new 1.85mm attenuators are constructed with stainless steel bodies and Beryllium Copper (BeCu) contacts to make them highly durable and able to withstand harsh environments without sacrificing electrical performance. The similarly-built 1.85mm RF terminations are rated to 65 GHz at 1 Watt and have a VSWR of 1.3:1 to 40 GHz and 1.65:1 to 65 GHz.
The 1.85mm connector interface, also referred to as a “V Connector®,” is widely used in satellite communications (VSAT) equipment, point-to-point radios, WiGig applications and millimeter-wave radars due its compact size, threaded design and ability to operate at extremely high frequencies.
“Our new 1.85mm attenuators and 1.85mm loads are an expansion of our millimeter wave product line, which is rapidly growing to meet the requirements of this emerging market as well as the new IEEE 802.11 AD and AJ standards,” explains Gerry Camacho, VP of Technical Marketing at Pasternack Enterprises, Inc.
