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Announcement Coaxial Switches

NEW SPDT, DPDT & SPnT SWITCHES DC- 40 GHz “TVac”

Ideal for test benches dedicated to space equipment in Thermal Vacuum environment

Through 25 years of working with the space industry, RADIALL has developed a product offering that emphasizes reliability and performance. The latest addition to the range is a set of SPDT, DPDT and SPnT RF switches designed to operate in thermal vacuum environments. These products can be mounted on ground test benches used to test equipment in simulated space vacuum conditions.

TVac Series switches are designed in accordance with our standard RAMSES product offering and offer identical configurations and excellent performance.

Available configurations

  • SPDT, DPDT, SP4T & SP6T terminated
  • Equipped with SMA2.9 (K) connectors for switches operating up to 40 GHz
  • Latching, 28 Volts, positive common
  • Options: Self Cut-Off (SPDT and DPDT type), Separated Reset (SPnT type)

Tvac Series is optimized for performance from DC - 40 GHz

  • Insertion loss: 0.6 dB typical at 40 GHz
  • V.S.W.R: 1.50 typical at 40 GHz
  • Isolation: 65 dB typical at 40 GHz
  • Life: 2 million cycles
  • Actuator terminal: Male D-Sub connector (except SPDT type) or solder pins

TVac Series applications

Our TVac Series switches are very well suited for test benches designed for space equipment measurements in vacuum environment operating in the Ka frequency band.