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Former Member over 9 years ago

I have a project that I am working on that requires me to be able to control the state of a Coax or BNC Connector connected between a satellite receiver and LNB(Dish). The cable is rated at 75ohm, carries 18v DC and a freq of up to 3GHz. This circuit is not to split a satellite signal but to simply connect/disconnect the receiver/line from the LNB with little to no loss in voltage or signal.

 

I am using a ATmega328P to 74HC595 8-Bit Shift Register to control multiple connectors. However, I am unsure which transistor, if any, will support the cable ratings I need with little to no loss if possible.

 

If that is not possible, would anybody have any ideas how else I could control the connectors?

 

Thanks.

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  • pettitda
    pettitda over 9 years ago +1
    For low loss, you need a RF switch (75ohm) as opposed to a transistor. There are many available on the market which will work up to 3 GHz (Try Macom, Skyworks, Perregrine Semi, etc). However, it is likely…
  • michaelkellett
    michaelkellett over 9 years ago +1
    You could use relays - look for a second hand co-axial part if you only want one or you could make a pcb (tricky layout issues!!!) and use things like this from Digikey 374-1041-1-ND. MK
  • pettitda
    0 pettitda over 9 years ago

    For low loss, you need a RF switch (75ohm) as opposed to a transistor.  There are many available on the market which will work up to 3 GHz (Try Macom, Skyworks, Perregrine Semi, etc).  However, it is likely you will need to split off the DC component via bias tee and switch it independently then add it back to the output on the other side of the RF switch through another bias tee.  There may be a MEMS type RF switch that could switch both RF and DC, but I don't have much experience with those.  Good luck!

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  • D_Hersey
    0 D_Hersey over 9 years ago

    Maybe a pin diode at ninety degrees?

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    0 michaelkellett over 9 years ago

    You could use relays - look for a second hand co-axial part if you only want one or you could make  a pcb  (tricky layout issues!!!) and use things like this from Digikey 374-1041-1-ND.

     

    MK

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  • D_Hersey
    0 D_Hersey over 9 years ago

    They were switching up to 2.4 GHz back in '92, they can only be HF-ier today.  You have DC available, maybe you could bias the diode(s) with it.

     

    https://www.ieee.li/pdf/essay/pin_diode_handbook.pdf

     

    (see chap. VI)

     

    Don't forget to account for velocity factor if you are using coax

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  • Robert Peter Oakes
    0 Robert Peter Oakes over 9 years ago

    I am of the same mind as D_Hersey, using a pin diode is the old and classic and easy way to go, probably the cheapest too and should handle the frequency if the right diode is selected.

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    0 Former Member over 9 years ago

    I can look into pin diodes to see if that will work for me and so far it sounds like it will.

     

    Thanks for the help.

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