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Soldering Temperature (10 seconds / 5 cycles max.)
Electrical Characteristics
Characteristic
Sym
Notes
Minimum
979.825
979.650
979.500
Typical
Maximum
980.175
980.350
980.500
±175
±350
±500
2.5
Units
Frequency (+25 °C) Nominal Frequency RO2173A
f
C
2, 3, 4, 5
MHz
RO2173A-1
RO2173A-2
RO2173A
RO2173A-1
RO2173A-2
Tolerance from 980.0 MHz
f
C
kHz
Insertion Loss
Quality Factor
IL
Q
U
Q
L
T
O
f
O
FTC
|fA|
2, 5, 6
dB
Unloaded Q
50
Loaded Q
Turnover Temperature
Turnover Frequency
Frequency Temperature Coefficient
Absolute Value during the First Year
5, 6, 7
23,509
4,000
25
Temperature Stability
6, 7, 8
10
40
°C
MHz
ppm/°C
2
ppm
M
μH
fF
pF
nH
0.032
Frequency Aging
DC Insulation Resistance between Any Two Terminals
RF Equivalent RLC Model
1
5
50
1.0
Motional Resistance
Motional Inductance
Motional Capacitance
Transducer Static Capacitance
R
M
L
M
C
M
C
P
L
TEST
5, 6, 7, 9
20.5036
83.704
0.3603
2.2
13.7
287
5, 6, 9
2, 7
Test Fixture Shunt Inductance
Lid Symbolization
Ideal for 980.0 MHz FCC Part 15 Transmitters
Very Low Series Resistance
Quartz Stability
Surface-Mount Ceramic Case with 21 mm
2
Footprint
Complies with Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS)
The RO2173A is a true one-port, surface-acoustic-wave (SAW) resonator in a surface-mount ceramic case.
It provides reliable, fundamental-mode stabilization of fixed-frequency transmitters operating at 980.0 MHz.
This SAW is designed specifically for remote-control and data-link transmitters operating in the USA under
FCC Part 15 regulations.
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Rating
Value
+0
±30
-40 to +85
Units
dBm
VDC
°C
CW RF Power Dissipation (See Typical Test Circuit)
DC Voltage Between Terminals (Observe ESD Precautions)
Case Temperature
1
260
°C
980.0 MHz
SAW
Resonator
RO2173A
RO2173A-1
RO2173A-2
CAUTION: Electrostatic Sensitive Device. Observe precautions for handling.
Notes:
1.
Frequency aging is the change in f
C
with time and is specified at +65°C or less.
Aging may exceed the specification for prolonged temperatures above +65°C.
Typically, aging is greatest the first year after manufacture, decreasing in subse-
quent years.
The center frequency, f
C
, is measured at the minimum insertion loss point,
IL
MIN
, with the resonator in the 50
test system (VSWR
≤
1.2:1). The shunt
inductance, L
TEST
, is tuned for parallel resonance with C
O
at f
C
. Typically, f
OS-
CILLATOR
or f
TRANSMITTER
is approximately equal to the resonator f
C
.
One or more of the following United States patents apply: 4,454,488 and
4,616,197.
Typically, equipment utilizing this device requires emissions testing and govern-
ment approval, which is the responsibility of the equipment manufacturer.
Unless noted otherwise, case temperature T
C
= +25°C±2°C.
The design, manufacturing process, and specifications of this device are subject
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
to change without notice.
Derived mathematically from one or more of the following directly measured
parameters: f
C
, IL, 3 dB bandwidth, f
C
versus T
C
, and C
O
.
Turnover temperature, T
O
, is the temperature of maximum (or turnover) fre-
quency, f
O
. The nominal frequency at any case temperature, T
C
, may be calcu-
lated from: f = f
O
[1 - FTC (T
O
-T
C
)
2
]. Typically
oscillator
T
O
is approximately
equal to the specified
resonator
T
O
.
This equivalent RLC model approximates resonator performance near the reso-
nant frequency and is provided for reference only. The capacitance C
O
is the
static (nonmotional) capacitance between the two terminals measured at low
frequency (10 MHz) with a capacitance meter. The measurement includes para-
sitic capacitance with "NC” pads unconnected. Case parasitic capacitance is
approximately 0.05 pF. Transducer parallel capacitance can by calculated as:
C
P
≈
C
O
- 0.05 pF.
7.
8.
9.
SM-2 Case