Open RF Prototyping

SPDT RF Switches

Features

  • Broad frequency ranges: 9 kHz to 8 GHz (PE42553) and 0.1 GHz to 6 GHz (PE42420).

  • High isolation: 45 dB at 3 GHz (PE42553) and 62 dB at 3 GHz (PE42420).

  • Good return loss characteristics.

PE42553 Typical Performance Characteristics

Isolation

SMA isolation

Figure 1: Isolation for the SMA board variant.

Insertion loss

SMA loss

Figure 2: Insertion loss for the SMA board variant.

Return loss

SMA RFC RL

Figure 3: Return loss on RFC port for the SMA board variant.

SMA RFX RL

Figure 4: Return loss on RFX port for the SMA board variant.

PE42420 Typical Performance Characteristics

Isolation

SMA isolation

Figure 5: Isolation for the SMA board variant.

Insertion loss

SMA loss

Figure 6: Insertion loss for the SMA board variant.

Return loss

SMA RFC RL

Figure 7: Return loss on RFC port for the SMA board variant.

SMA RFX RL

Figure 8: Return loss on RFX port for the SMA board variant.

Design Notes