© RFbeam Microwave GmbH | Schuppisstrasse 7 | CH-9016 St. Gallen | www.rfbeam.ch | K-LC7 | data sheet

12/2018 - Revision C | Page 2/7

CHARACTERISTICS

Parameter

Conditions / Notes

Symbol Min Typ Max Unit

Operating Conditions

Supply voltage

Vcc

3.2

5.5 V

Supply current

Icc

90

mA

VCO input voltage

0

5 V

VCO pin resistance

120

kΩ

Operating temperature

-20

85 °C

Storage temperature

-20

105 °C

Transmitter

Transmitter frequency

24

24.125

24.25 GHz

Frequency drift vs. temperature

0.1

MHz/°C

Frequency tuning range

200

250

350 MHz

VCO sensitivity

80

MHz/V

VCO Modulation Bandwidth

∆f = 20 MHz

100

kHz

Output power

EIRP

12

dBm

Output power deviation

+/-1 dBm

Spurious emissions

According to ETSI 300 440

-30

dBm

Receiver

Mixer conversion loss

-6

dB

Antenna gain

-11

dB

8.6

dBi

Receiver sensitivity

-96

dBm

Overall sensitivity

-108

dBc

Antenna

Horizontal –3 dB beamwidth

E-Plane

80

°

Vertical –3 dB beamwidth

H-Plane

34

°

Horiz. sidelobe suppression

-12

-20

dB

Vertical sidelobe suppression

-12

-20

dB

Rx1/ Rx2 spacing

l

8.763

mm

IF output

IF output resistance

50

Ω

IF frequency range

-3 dB Bandwidth, IF load = 50 Ω

0

50 MHz

IF noise power

-134

dBm/Hz

-164

dBm/Hz

IF noise voltage

-147

dBm/Hz

45

nV/√Hz

IF output offset voltage

Full VCO range, no object in range

-200

200 mV

I/Q amplitude balance

3

dB

I/Q phase shift

φ

80

90

100 °

Supply rejection

Rejection supply pins to IF output

25

dB

Frequency divider output

Prescaler division factor

8192

Divider output frequency

2.94

MHz

Divider output voltage

Load = 1 kΩ

1.5

Vpp

Body

Weight

5

g

Note 1

The VCO input has an internal voltage source with approximately 1.2 VDC and can be left open.

Note 2

Transmit frequency stays within 24.000 to 24.250GHz over the specified temperature range when the VCO pin is left open.