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Quonset Microwave 

www.quonsetmicrowave.com 

QM2010-6000 

USB RF Synthesizer Module  

25 MHz – 6 GHz output

 

 

Device Housing 

The  QM2010  housing is a doubled sided pin fin heat sink constructed of anodized aluminum  as shown in 
Figures 14 and 15.  This creates an extremely rugged package that provides adequate surface area for natural 
convection cooling and EMI protection for the sensitive electronics housed within.  The device should be kept 
clean and unobstructed in order to promote air circulation.  Because the device is cooled through natural 
convection, a case temperature rise of +20 

o

C over ambient conditions can be expected.  If this product is used 

outside of a lab environment (+30 

o

C  ambient conditions) users  are urged to exhibit care while handling the 

device, such as wearing heat resistant gloves or applying forced air cooling with an external fan. 
 

Table 3 - 

QM2010 USB RF Synthesizer Module Physical Parameters 

Dimensions 

4.1” x 0.9” x 0.645” 

Weight 

0.2 lbs 

 

 

 

Figure 3 – 

QM2010-6000 Side View, Part Number and Device Name 

 

 

Figure 4 

– QM2010-6000 Side View, Status LEDs and External Reference Input 

Figure 15 shows the status LED locations on the QM2010 series of USB stick synthesizers.  The blue LED to 
the left of the “USB” text will illuminate when the device is enumerated by a host PC.  The “LOCK” LED will be 
green when the device is phase locked or red if the device is unlocked or has RF power disabled.  The “EXT 
REF” LED should illuminate yellow when the device is set to lock to an external reference.  When locking to the 
internal 50 MHz reference, the EXT REF LED should be off. 
 

Interface Connections 

I/O Connector 

Connector Type 

Description 

EXT REF 

MMCX-F 

External Reference input (10 MHz to 100 MHz) 

REF DIV OUT 

MMCX-F 

Reference divider out – not used in normal operation 

RF out 

SMA-F 

RF output: 25-6000 MHz 

USB 

USB Type A – Male 

USB signal and power 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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Revised Dec 23, 2015

 

For price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact Quonset Microwave: a subsidiary of Applied Radar, Inc. 

315 Commerce Park Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852 Phone: 401-295-0062 

Summary of Contents for QM2010-6000

Page 1: ...ideband 25 MHz to 6 GHz frequency synthesizer ideally suited for bench top test and measurement as well as low cost small form factor radar and communications systems Its wide output frequency range s...

Page 2: ...es of RF synthesizers can be controlled using any computer with a USB port running Windows Macintosh or Linux operating systems Other configurations may be possible since the synthesizer uses the USB...

Page 3: ...y is not a tunable integer value we cannot tune to exactly 25 MHz in integer mode The previous integer step is not a tunable frequency 62 77 20 6 62 24 838 so we must use the next integer step 62 78 2...

Page 4: ...ractional mode Figure 1 depicts the phase noise differences between 3 GHz in fractional mode vs integer mode with a reference divider of 2 whereas Figure 2 shows the spurious content difference in a 5...

Page 5: ...es between the QM2010 6000 high precision TXCO internal reference and an ultra high precision OCXO external reference Phase noise performance with different reference divider settings is also shown Ta...

Page 6: ...ency Figures 6 13 show the representative spectral plots at several frequencies Power Calibration The QM2010 series of USB Stick Synthesizers feature output power control tunable to within 1 dB of a d...

Page 7: ...ls Figure 6 0 5 GHz Output DC 10 GHz VBW RBW 100 kHz Figure 7 0 5 GHz Output 10 MHz span VBW RBW 3 kHz Figure 8 1 GHz Output DC 10 GHz VBW RBW 100 kHz 7 Revised Dec 23 2015 For price delivery and to p...

Page 8: ...kHz Figure 10 3 GHz Output DC 10 GHz VBW RBW 100 kHz Figure 11 3 GHz Output 10 MHz span VBW RBW 3 kHz Figure 12 6 GHz Output DC 10 GHz VBW RBW 100 kHz 8 Revised Dec 23 2015 For price delivery and to p...

Page 9: ...r Module 25 MHz 6 GHz output Figure 13 6 GHz Output 10 MHz span VBW RBW 3 kHz 9 Revised Dec 23 2015 For price delivery and to place orders please contact Quonset Microwave a subsidiary of Applied Rada...

Page 10: ...ensions 4 1 x 0 9 x 0 645 Weight 0 2 lbs Figure 3 QM2010 6000 Side View Part Number and Device Name Figure 4 QM2010 6000 Side View Status LEDs and External Reference Input Figure 15 shows the status L...

Page 11: ...Products Product Number Description QM2010 4400 137 5 MHz to 4400 MHz USB Synthesizer QM2010 5 10 5 GHz to 10 GHz USB Synthesizer QM2010 6 12 6 GHz to 12 GHz USB Synthesizer QM2010 10 20 10 GHz to 20...

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