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Mini-Circuits ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Certified
REV. B
M98898
ED-7822/2
POS-500W
SK/TD/CP
051206
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Wideband, 250 to 500 MHz
Plug-In
POS-500W+
POS-500W
Voltage Controlled Oscillator
Outline Dimensions ( )
inch
mm
Maximum Ratings
Operating Temperature
-55C to 85C
Storage Temperature
-55C to 100C
Absolute Max. Supply Voltage (Vcc)
+15V
Absolute Max. Tuning Voltage (Vtune)
+20V
all specifications: 50 ohm system
Pin Connections
RF OUT
2
VCC
1
V-TUNE
8
GROUND
3,4,5,6,7
CASE GROUND
3,4,5,6,7
Outline Drawing
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
wt.
.770
.800
.285
.310
.370
.400
.200
.20
.14
.031 grams
19.56
20.32
7.24
7.87
9.40
10.16
5.08
5.08
3.56
.79
5.2
CASE STYLE:A06
PRICE: $18.95 ea. QTY (5-49)
Applications
VHF/UHF receivers/transmitters
test instruments
wideband frequency synthesizers
Features
octave linear tuning
low pulling, 1.5 MHz typ.
flat power output
low phase noise, -140 typ. dBc at 1 MHz offset, typ.
Electrical Specifications
+ RoHS compliant in accordance
with EU Directive (2002/95/EC)
See our web site for RoHS Compliance methodologies and
qualifications.
POS-500W
(+)
250
500
+10.0
1
16
-79
-100
-120
-140
1.5
0.2
17-23
-25
-18
0.1
12
25
MODEL
NO.
Typ.
Typ.
Typ.
Typ.
Typ.
Typ.
Min. Max.
TUNING
SENSI-
TIVITY
(MHz/V)
HARMONICS
(dBc)
PUSHING
(MHz/V)
PULLING
pk-pk
@ 12 dBr
(MHz)
PHASE NOISE
dBc/Hz SSB at offset
frequencies:
Typ.
POWER
OUTPUT
(dBm)
TUNING
VOLTAGE
(V)
FREQ.
(MHz)
Max.
Min. Max.
1 kHz
10 kHz 100 kHz
1 MHz
3 dB
MODULATION
BANDWIDTH
(MHz)
DC
OPERATING
POWER
Vcc
(volts)
Current
(mA)
Max.
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Performance Curves
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POS-500W
Frequency and Tuning Sensitivity (at +25C)
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1
4
7
10
13
16
Tuning Voltage (V)
F
r
equenc
y
(
M
Hz
)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
T
uning S
ens
it
iv
it
y
(MH
z
/
V
)
-55C
+25C
+85C
T SENS.
POS-500W
Power Output
5
7
9
11
13
15
1
4
7
10
13
16
Tuning Voltage (V)
O
u
t
p
u
t
Po
w
e
r (d
Bm)
-55C
+25C
+85C
V
TUNE
TUNING
SENS.
(MHz/V)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
POWER OUTPUT (dBm)
HARMONICS (dBc)
FREQ. PUSHING
(MHz/V)
V
TUNE
POS-500W
Harmonics Level
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
1
4
7
10
13
16
Tuning Voltage (V)
H
a
rmo
n
i
cs (d
Bc)
F2
F3
F4
POS-500W
Frequency Pushing
(Supply Voltage 12V)
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
1
4
7
10
13
16
Tuning Voltage (V)
P
u
s
h
ing (
M
Hz
/
V
)
1.00
27.1
231.0
228.5
227.3
8.4
8.5
7.4
2.00
20.5
252.1
249.1
247.0
8.9
9.1
8.2
3.00
17.9
270.6
267.0
264.4
9.4
9.5
8.7
4.00
17.0
288.3
284.1
281.9
10.1
10.1
9.1
5.00
18.1
305.6
302.3
300.4
10.4
10.3
9.6
6.00
20.1
325.6
322.4
319.8
10.6
10.5
10.0
7.00
21.1
347.5
343.5
340.2
10.6
10.8
10.4
8.00
21.7
369.9
365.2
361.4
10.7
10.9
10.6
9.00
22.0
392.2
387.3
383.5
10.8
11.1
10.7
10.00
21.9
414.0
409.2
406.0
10.5
11.0
10.7
11.00
22.2
435.1
431.4
428.5
10.5
10.9
10.5
12.00
22.4
457.2
453.8
450.6
10.7
11.0
10.6
13.00
21.8
479.4
475.6
471.9
11.0
11.2
10.8
14.00
20.9
500.6
496.5
492.4
11.0
11.2
10.9
15.00
19.9
520.9
516.5
512.0
11.0
11.3
10.8
16.00
19.0
540.2
535.5
530.7
10.9
11.2
10.9
1.00
-22.83
-41.17
-48.00
0.13
2.00
-24.00
-40.84
-49.84
0.00
3.00
-23.83
-41.33
-53.00
0.08
4.00
-23.34
-41.50
-53.00
0.09
5.00
-23.34
-43.17
-50.67
0.15
6.00
-24.50
-45.84
-48.50
0.04
7.00
-26.00
-49.50
-46.33
0.09
8.00
-27.50
-53.50
-43.50
0.20
9.00
-29.00
-53.84
-41.67
0.24
10.00
-30.16
-48.33
-41.16
0.14
11.00
-30.67
-46.17
-40.50
0.15
12.00
-30.33
-45.33
-40.16
0.23
13.00
-29.50
-45.17
-39.17
0.20
14.00
-28.66
-44.00
-37.66
0.16
15.00
-27.84
-43.67
-35.84
0.12
16.00
-27.00
-42.33
-34.66
0.10
-55C
+25C
+85C
-55C
+25C
+85C
F2
F3
F4
POS-500W+
POS-500W
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