Outline Dimensions ( )
inch
mm
Features
•(ATE)automatictestequipment
•reliable"sleeptime"switching
•redundancyswitchingformicrowaveradio
•lowinsertionloss,0.2dBtyp.
•highisolation,70dBtyp.
•highpowerhandling,10W
•ultrareliable
•break-before-makeconguration
•failsafemicrowavetransferswitch
•ProtectedbyUSPatents4,908,588;5,272,458;6,650,210
Applications
CASESTYLE:DS810
Outline Drawing
MTS-18B
Electrical Specifications
Additional Specifications
OperatingVoltageRange 24V(nom)±1V
SwitchingTime(typ.) 20ms
OperatingTemperature -15°Cto+45°C
Life† (Min.) 10millioncycles
†testedat0dBmRFpower.
Transfer Switch
50W DCto18GHz
15 Million Cycles
Connectors Model Price Qty.
SMA MTS-18B $259.95 (1-9)
DE-ENERGIZED DC=0V
J1 J2
J3 J4
ENERGIZED DC=24V
J1 J2
J3 J4
Switching States
*PowerRatingsatambienttemperature25°C,non-switchingmode.
FREQ.
(GHz)
INSERTION LOSS
(dB)
ISOLATION
(dB)
VSWR
(:1)
DC CURRENT
@+24V
(mA)
RF
POWER*
(W)
Typ. Max. Typ. Min. Typ. Max. Typ. Max. Max.
DC-1 0.10 0.15 100 85 1.05 1.10
175 215 10
1-8 0.10 0.25 90 75 1.15 1.20
8-12 0.20 0.36 86 70 1.15 1.30
12-18 0.25 0.45 76 60 1.15 1.30
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
1.97
1.02
.800
.240
.150
2.18
50.04 25.91 13.46 20.32 6.10 4.83 3.81 55.37
J
K
L
M
N
P
wt
1.800
.800
.400
.380
grams
45.72 20.32 10.16 9.65 1.52 9.65
70
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IF/RF MICROWAVE COMPONENTS
REV.G
M108871
MTS-18B
ED-8713
YB/RS
081216
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FREQ.
(MHz)
ON INSERTION
LOSS
(dB)
OFF ISOLATION
(dB)
VSWR energized
(:1)
VSWR de-energized
(:1)
J1-J2 J1-J3 J1-J2 J1-J3 J1 J2 J1 J2
MTS-18B
100.00 0.00 0.01 83.66 85.24 1.01 1.00 1.01 1.02
300.00 0.00 0.01 98.32 100.52 1.01 1.02 1.00 1.02
500.00 0.02 0.02 104.35 102.32 1.01 1.03 1.00 1.02
700.00 0.02 0.02 107.35 101.63 1.01 1.03 1.01 1.02
800.00 0.01 0.02 106.85 102.72 1.01 1.04 1.01 1.02
1000.00 0.02 0.03 105.05 106.56 1.02 1.05 1.02 1.03
2000.00 0.04 0.05 108.75 102.26 1.02 1.04 1.02 1.04
3000.00 0.07 0.08 108.93 103.41 1.02 1.04 1.04 1.04
4000.00 0.09 0.09 109.07 103.81 1.06 1.09 1.08 1.09
5000.00 0.13 0.13 107.16 104.93 1.17 1.15 1.12 1.15
6000.00 0.11 0.11 108.77 106.27 1.16 1.14 1.11 1.11
7000.00 0.15 0.16 102.34 105.87 1.12 1.06 1.07 1.06
8000.00 0.15 0.15 105.15 103.86 1.14 1.07 1.09 1.14
9000.00 0.18 0.18 101.46 100.62 1.14 1.20 1.15 1.15
10000.00 0.22 0.21 106.95 97.18 1.09 1.19 1.15 1.17
11000.00 0.22 0.21 108.25 100.09 1.16 1.06 1.08 1.22
12000.00 0.23 0.22 104.52 97.53 1.25 1.05 1.03 1.21
14000.00 0.28 0.27 99.57 99.48 1.32 1.06 1.03 1.23
16000.00 0.32 0.29 91.58 94.19 1.32 1.08 1.08 1.27
18000.00 0.49 0.47 84.34 90.34 1.43 1.19 1.22 1.32
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IF/RF MICROWAVE COMPONENTS
MTS-18B
ISOLATION
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
0 3000 6000 9000 12000 15000 18000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
ISOLATION (dB)
J1 - J2 J1 - J3
at RF level of 5 dBm
MTS-18B
VSWR, ENERGIZED
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
0 3000 6000 9000 12000 15000 18000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
VSWR
J1 J2
at RF level of 5 dBm
Typical Performance Data
MTS-18B
INSERTION LOSS
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0 3000 6000 9000 12000 15000 18000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
INSERTION LOSS (dB)
J1 - J2 J1 - J3
at RF level of 5 dBm
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MTS-18B
VSWR, DE-ENERGIZED
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
0 3000 6000 9000 12000 15000 18000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
VSWR
J1 J2
at RF level of 5 dBm