Directional Coupler
50Ω
Maximum Ratings
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
Coaxial
ZFDC-20-3+
ZFDC-20-3
0.2 to 250 MHz
-55°C to 100°C
-55°C to 100°C
Features
• excellent directivity, 33 dB typ.
• excellent insertion loss, 0.25 dB typ.
• rugged shielded case
BNC version shown
Coaxial Connections
INPUT
OUTPUT
COUPLED
1
2
3
Applications
• VHF
• instrumentation
CASE STYLE: K18
Connectors Model
Price
BNC
ZFDC-20-3(+)
$44.95
SMA
ZFDC-20-3-S(+)
$49.95
N-TYPE
ZFDC-20-3-N(+)
$49.95
BRACKET (OPTION"B")
$2.50
Qty.
(1-9)
(1-9)
(1-9)
(1+)
+ RoHS compliant in accordance
with EU Directive (2002/95/EC)
The +Suffix identifies RoHS Compliance. See our web site
for RoHS Compliance methodologies and qualifications.
Directional Coupler Electrical Specifications
Outline Drawing
FREQ.
RANGE
(MHz)
f
L
-f
U
0.2-250
COUPLING
(dB)
L
Nom.
19.5±0.5
Flatness
±0.25
MAINLINE LOSS
1
DIRECTIVITY
(dB)
U
L
Min.
25
Typ.
33
M
Min.
25
Typ.
25
U
Min.
20
VSWR
(:1)
POWER
INPUT
(W)
L
MU
Max.
4.0
Max.
1.5
M
Typ. Max. Typ. Max. Typ. Max. Typ.
0.35
0.6
0.25
0.5
0.35
0.6
36
Typ.
1.2
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)
0.20
0.60
1.00
37.00
81.00
130.00
155.00
182.00
218.00
250.00
Mainline Loss
(dB)
In-Out
0.22
0.22
0.21
0.17
0.18
0.21
0.19
0.21
0.23
0.25
Coupling
(dB)
In-Cpl
19.25
19.26
19.24
19.20
19.19
19.18
19.13
19.16
19.09
19.11
Directivity
(dB)
51.15
49.36
50.27
39.35
33.35
29.34
28.05
26.89
25.81
25.10
In
28.24
35.75
38.37
42.77
35.73
31.27
29.52
27.96
26.19
24.80
Return Loss
(dB)
Out
27.54
32.69
34.30
38.65
34.10
30.06
28.45
27.00
25.31
23.98
Cpl
28.44
32.47
33.77
36.63
33.94
30.67
29.25
27.95
26.32
25.04
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-20-3
MAINLINE LOSS
0.5
MAINLINE LOSS (dB)
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0
50
100
150
FREQUENCY (MHz)
200
250
at RF level of -10 dBm
ZFDC-20-3
COUPLING & DIRECTIVITY
70
COUPLING & DIRECTIVITY
(dB)
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
50
100
150
FREQUENCY (MHz)
200
250
at RF level of -10 dBm
COUPLING
DIRECTIVITY
ZFDC-20-3
RETURN LOSS
60
RETURN LOSS (dB)
52
44
36
28
20
0
50
100
150
FREQUENCY (MHz)
200
250
at RF level of -10 dBm
electrical schematic
CPL
IN
OUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
COUPLED
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