Coax test cable is thermally stable

A Smiths Interconnect - Times Microwave product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Aug 26, 2002

Now available from Times Microwave Systems is the PhaseTrack 230R series of 50ohm thermally stable coaxial test cables.

Now available from Times Microwave Systems is the PhaseTrack 230R series of 50ohm thermally stable coaxial test cables.

Using a revolutionary dielectric material, TF-4, the test cables offer excellent retention of test equipment calibration within a changing temperature environment for test lab and production environments.

The PhaseTrack cables exhibit remarkably low phase change with temperature compared with existing products made with solid or tape-wrapped PTFE dielectrics.

The front-end connectors of the PhaseTrack 230R cables are removable and can be interchanged with TNC, N, SMA and 7mm as well as 3.5mm connectors.

Key features include the ability to operate to 18GHz and over a temperature range of between -55 and +85C.

Further specifications are a maximum VSWR of 1.35:1, a maximum operating voltage of 2500V, good phase stability with bending, long-term electrical stability and a rugged construction.

The PhaseTrack 230R test cable series is designed for: high-volume test lab and production line test operations; field installation, test and verification; quality and maintenance test programs; upgrade or replacement of damaged or obsolete RF test cables; and fixed system RF/microwave interconnections.