Southwest Microwave - 0.8 mm Connectors - DC to 145 GHz
Introducing Southwest Microwave’s newest high-performance connector, the groundbreaking 0.8 mm (145 GHz) high-performance thread-in connector. This cutting-edge design ensures exceptional signal integrity while delivering the industry’s lowest VSWR, RF leakage, and insertion loss.
- Will mate with IEEE 287 & IEC 61169-64 standards
- DC to 145 GHz
- Field replaceable and reusable
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Coaxial cable assembly suitable for fixed wiring inside and between equipment used in the microwave band up to 100GHz (continuous operating temperature range: -30 to +85°C).
These cables have excellent formability (shape-retention capability) that make wiring work easy and exhibit superior loss characteristics compared to semi-rigid cables.
Standard connectors are SMA (m) straight connectors, although other connectors can be used as required.

Calibrating tuners for Network Analyzers presents challenges due to high reflections and low losses, affecting S-parameter measurements. At Focus Microwaves, we advocate for TRL (Thru-Reflect-Line) calibration as essential for precise results, unlike the less reliable SOLT and ECal methods. Our comprehensive TRL calibration kits cover 0.3 to 110 GHz and support connector types including 7/16, N, APC-7, 3.5mm, 2.9mm, 2.4mm, 1.9mm, WR-15, and WR-10. Compatible with all commercial network analyzers, these kits ensure reliability and accuracy, crucial for dependable VNA measurements.

Focus Microwaves provides modular microstrip, high-power, and ultra-low-loss coaxial fixtures designed for load pull testing of packaged transistors. Equipped with TRL calibration standards, these fixtures support transistor packages from under 0.1” to 1” wide. Special features include decade-wide Klopfenstein transformers (Fmax:Fmin ~10:1), water- and air-cooling options, and on-substrate bias networks. Microstrip fixtures (PTJ-x*) offer 50Ω lines, λ/4 or taper transformers, harmonic traps, and DC bias networks, while Minimum Loss coaxial Test Fixtures (MLTF-x*) feature low insertion loss (< 0.03 dB at 2 GHz) with connectors including 7mm, N, and 7/16, spanning up to 18 GHz. Both types support water cooling for RF power up to several hundred Watts.

Focus Microwaves introduces a cutting-edge noise measurement system comprising three integral components: the Input Noise Module (INM), Output Noise Module (ONM), and Noise Module Controller (NMC). This system extracts precise noise parameters, offering rapid, stable measurements and optimized performance with dedicated software for calibration and analysis.

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Focus Microwaves' bi-directional couplers, available in 40, 67, 110 and 120 GHz models, offer high directivity and low insertion loss. These couplers provide precise measurements, making them ideal for advanced RF and microwave testing, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in both R&D and production environments.

- Ideal for multiport RF/Microwave and high-speed digital signal testing
- Mix DC and RF/Microwave signals on one probe
- Long lifetime – typically over one million (1,000,000) touchdowns
- Excellent performance in temperatures ranging from 10 K to 200°C
- Probe on any pad material with no damage

This section is your resource for Southwest Microwave installation, insertion and extraction tools. Download the data sheets for extensive details on product numbers, diagrams, instructions, recommended hole patterns and accompanying installation fixtures to achieve optimum VSWR.

Southwest Microwave
Since 1981, Southwest Microwave has delivered performance-leading interconnect solutions currently available from DC to 110 GHz for hi-rel/space, defense, instrumentation, integrated-circuit and PCB evaluation applications. Built in the USA to rigorous performance and quality standards, Southwest Microwave connectors deliver the industry’s lowest RF leakage, insertion loss and VSWR. Products include Super SMA, N, TNC, SSMA, 2.92mm, 2.40mm, 1.85mm, 1.35mm, 1.0mm and 0.9mm SuperMini connectors in a variety of mounting configurations, plus board-mount (end-launch, vertical launch, board-to-board) connectors, cable assemblies, coax contacts for multicavity connectors, adapters, installation tools and launch accessories for microstrip, stripline and coplanar launches.
Contact Details
Southwest Microwave - Corporate Headquarters
9055 S. McKemy St., Tempe, AZ 85284-2946, USA
Phone: 480-783-0201
Fax: 480-783-0360
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