Directional Coupler
50Ω
Maximum Ratings
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
Coaxial
ZFDC-15-6
0.03 to 35 MHz
-55°C to 100°C
-55°C to 100°C
Features
Coaxial Connections
INPUT
OUTPUT
COUPLED
• excellent directivity, 35 dB typ.
• excellent insertion loss, 0.2 dB typ.
• excellent VSWR, 1.15:1 typ.
• rugged shielded case
BNC version shown
CASE STYLE: K18
Connectors Model
BNC
ZFDC-15-6
SMA
ZFDC-15-6-S
N-TYPE
ZFDC-15-6-N
BRACKET (OPTION"B")
Price
$49.95
$54.95
$54.95
$2.50
Qty.
(1-9)
(1-9)
(1-9)
(1+)
1
2
3
Applications
• hf communications
• amateur radio
• instrumentation
Directional Coupler Electrical Specifications
Outline Drawing
FREQ.
RANGE
(MHz)
f
L
-f
U
0.03-35
COUPLING
(dB)
L
Nom.
15±0.5
Flatness
±0.5
MAINLINE LOSS
1
DIRECTIVITY
(dB)
U
L
Min.
30
Typ.
35
M
Min.
25
Typ.
28
U
Min.
20
VSWR
(:1)
POWER
INPUT
(W)
L
MU
Max.
4.0
Max.
2.0
M
Typ. Max. Typ. Max. Typ. Max. Typ.
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.6
38
Typ.
1.15
L = low range [f
L
to 10 f
L
]
M = mid range [10 f
L
to f
U
/2]
U= upper range [f
U
/2 to f
U
]
1. Mainline loss includes theoretical power loss at coupled port.
Typical Performance Data
Frequency
(MHz)
0.03
0.30
3.00
7.00
11.00
16.00
21.00
26.00
31.00
35.00
Mainline Loss
(dB)
In-Out
0.21
0.16
0.16
0.18
0.18
0.19
0.19
0.20
0.21
0.22
Coupling
(dB)
In-Cpl
15.35
14.96
14.97
14.98
15.00
15.01
15.03
15.07
15.11
15.15
Directivity
(dB)
56.83
55.85
50.17
43.63
39.48
35.75
32.87
30.17
27.85
26.10
In
31.97
34.78
34.09
33.51
33.10
32.66
32.29
31.89
31.50
31.11
Return Loss
(dB)
Out
32.85
36.00
36.81
37.39
37.65
37.71
37.59
37.40
37.07
36.76
Cpl
32.50
35.85
34.28
29.46
25.87
22.70
20.33
18.46
16.91
15.83
Outline Dimensions (
inch
)
mm
A
1.25
31.75
B
1.25
31.75
C
.75
19.05
D
.63
16.00
E
.38
9.65
F
1.00
25.40
G
.125
3.18
H
1.000
25.40
J
--
--
K
--
--
L
.125
3.18
M
1.688
42.88
N
2.18
55.37
P
.75
19.05
Q
wt
.07 grams
70.0
1.78
ZFDC-15-6
MAINLINE LOSS
0.5
MAINLINE LOSS (dB)
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0
7
14
21
FREQUENCY (MHz)
28
35
at RF level of -10 dBm
ZFDC-15-6
COUPLING & DIRECTIVITY
100
COUPLING & DIRECTIVITY
(dB)
80
60
40
20
0
0
7
14
21
FREQUENCY (MHz)
28
35
at RF level of -10 dBm
COUPLING
DIRECTIVITY
ZFDC-15-6
RETURN LOSS
50
RETURN LOSS (dB)
42
34
26
18
10
0
7
14
21
FREQUENCY (MHz)
28
35
at RF level of -10 dBm
electrical schematic
CPL
IN
OUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
COUPLED
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