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TEST DATA
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AC541/AC542
GAIN
-
dB
FREQUENCY - MHz
Gain vs Temperature AC541
GAIN
-
dB
Gain vs Temperature AC542
NOISE
FIGURE
-
dB
Noise Figure
KEY: +25
°C
+85
°C
-55
°C
16.0
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
OUTPUT
POWER
-
dBm
Power Output at 1 dB Compression
50
40
30
20
10
INTERCEPT
POINT
-
dBm
Intercept Point - AC541
60
50
40
30
20
INTERCEPT
POINT
-
dBm
Intercept Point - AC542
FREQUENCY - MHz
10
20
30
50
100
200
300
400
500
600
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
17.0
16.0
15.0
14.0
AC541
AC542
2nd HAR
IP 3
IP 2
2nd HAR
IP 3
IP 2
19.0
18.0
17.0
16.0
10
20
30
50
100
200
300
400
500
600
10
20
30
50
100
200
300
400
500
600
10
20
30
50
100
200
300
400
500
600
10
20
30
50
100
200
300
400
500
600
10
20
30
50
100
200
300
400
500
600
AC541
AC542
Model: AC542
Vcc=+15V
Icc= 47.00
FREQ
SWR
GAIN
DELAY
REV/ISO
MHZ
IN
OUT
DB
NSEC
DB
10
1.68
1.18
17.3
-37.2
20
1.35
1.11
17.8
-36.5
50
1.15
1.08
18.1
1.415
-35.9
100
1.13
1.09
18.0
0.865
-35.8
200
1.15
1.16
17.7
0.677
-36.1
300
1.22
17.7
0.641
-36.6
400
1.38
1.29
18.0
0.689
-36.5
500
1.54
1.29
18.5
0.730
-36.7
600
1.48
1.21
19.0
0.866
-36.7
LINEAR S-PARAMETERS
Model: AC542
Vcc=+15V
Icc= 47.00
FREQ.
S11
S21
S12
S22
MHz
MAG
ANG
MAG
ANG
MAG
ANG
MAG
ANG
10
0.25
-51.1
7.30
-160.3
0.014
15.0
0.08
121.5
20
0.15
-50.6
7.80
-172.9
0.015
7.0
0.05
103.8
50
0.07
-30.6
8.07
171.8
0.016
-3.0
0.04
84.7
100
0.06
0.5
7.94
156.3
0.016
-9.0
0.04
78.6
200
0.07
27.2
7.69
131.9
0.016
-26.0
0.07
63.3
300
0.10
55.2
7.70
108.8
0.015
-40.0
0.10
45.1
400
0.16
52.1
7.96
84.0
0.015
-58.0
0.12
24.4
500
0.21
36.4
8.40
57.7
0.015
-80.0
0.13
3.8
600
0.19
17.2
8.94
26.6
0.015
-106.0
0.10
-26.6
700
0.06
12.3
8.92
-10.7
0.013
-140.0
0.04
-121.4
Model: AC542
Vcc=+12V
Icc= 37.58
FREQ
SWR
GAIN
DELAY
REV/ISO
MHZ
IN
OUT
DB
NSEC
DB
10
1.68
1.18
17.1
-37.2
20
1.36
1.11
17.7
-36.0
50
1.16
1.08
18.0
1.418
-36.0
100
1.16
1.09
17.8
0.850
-36.0
200
1.17
1.15
17.6
0.671
-36.1
300
1.22
1.21
17.6
0.636
-36.4
400
1.38
1.26
18.0
0.689
-36.0
500
1.53
1.27
18.6
0.742
-36.6
600
1.44
1.20
19.1
0.867
-36.5
Model: AC541
Vcc=+15V
Icc= 26.89
FREQ
SWR
GAIN
DELAY
REV/ISO
MHZ
IN
OUT
DB
NSEC
DB
10
2.15
1.16
14.9
-38.8
20
1.75
1.10
15.6
-38.1
50
1.55
1.06
16.0
1.537
-37.3
100
1.56
1.06
15.8
0.915
-37.1
200
1.55
1.09
15.6
0.718
-37.6
300
1.51
1.11
15.6
0.677
-37.9
400
1.59
1.13
15.6
0.727
-38.1
500
1.73
1.10
16.2
0.790
-38.0
600
1.68
1.02
16.5
0.921
-38.2
Model: AC541
Vcc=+12V
Icc= 21.63
FREQ
SWR
GAIN
DELAY
REV/ISO
MHZ
IN
OUT
DB
NSEC
DB
10
2.22
1.16
14.6
-38.7
20
1.82
1.10
15.3
-38.4
50
1.62
1.06
15.7
1.569
-37.7
100
1.61
1.05
15.5
0.917
-37.3
200
1.60
1.09
15.3
0.716
-38.4
300
1.53
1.11
15.3
0.686
-37.3
400
1.58
1.12
15.7
0.742
-37.6
500
1.68
1.09
16.1
0.804
-38.3
600
1.62
1.02
16.3
0.953
-38.5