Receiver Protectors
CPI EDB is the world’s largest manufacturer of receiver protectors, including:
- Active and passive receiver protectors
- Solid-state, plasma and ferrite limiters
- Multipactors
- High-power solid state switches
- Duplexers
- Digital or analog attenuators-waveguide, coax, or microstrip
- Pressure windows
- Integrated noise features
Featuring:
- Frequencies from 100 MHz to 40 GHz
- Power levels from milliwatts to megawatts
- Pulse widths from 50 nS to CW
Benefits:
- Fast switching time
- Fast recovery times
- High peak power handeling
- Very fast recovery times
- Low output leakage power
- Broadband isolation
- Bandwidth selectable filtering options
- Absorptive or Reflective
Please contact CPI EDB to assist you with your unique receiver protector needs: [email protected]
CPI EDB Receiver Protector Capability Table
| Frequency Band | 3dB Recovery Time (us) | Peak Power (kW) | Average Power Handling (kW) | Band width (%) | Insertion Loss (dB) | Pulsewidth (us) | Spike Leakage (mW) | VSWR |
| VHF/UHF | <1.0 | 1000 | 50 | >15 | <0.5 | >200 | <100 | 1.3:1 |
| L-Band | <1.0 | 1000 | 50 | >15 | <0.5 | >200 | <100 | 1.3:1 |
| S-Band | <1.0 | 1000 | 45 | >12 | <0.6 | >200 | <100 | 1.4:1 |
| C-Band | <0.5 | 1000 | 20 | >12 | <0.8 | >200 | <100 | 1.4:1 |
| X-Band | <0.1 | 250 | 10 | >12 | <1.0 | >200 | <100 | 1.4:1 |
| Ku-Band | <0.1 | 250 | 5 | >12 | <1.5 | >200 | <100 | 1.4:1 |
| K-Band | <0.1 | 100 | 2 | >10 | <1.8 | >200 | <100 | 1.5:1 |
| Ka-Band | <0.2 | 100 | 1 | >8 | <2.0 | >200 | <100 | 1.5:1 |
Receiver Protectors
| Product Description | Frequency (Min) (GHz) | Frequency (Max) (GHz) | Peak Power Output (kW) | Model Number |
| C-Band High-power Pre-TR, TR Limiter VDC1110 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 50 | |
| C-Band Passive TR Limiter - for weather radar VDC1583 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 3 | |
| C-Band Receiver Protector with Blanking and BITE VDC1698 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 64 | |
| C-Band Solid State Limiter VLC2278 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 100 | VLC2278 |
| C-Band TR Limiter Attenuator Noise Source VDC1077 | 5.45 | 5.80 | 300 | |
| Ka-Band Passive Receiver Protector | 34.5 | 35.5 | 1.5 | |
| Ka-Band Solid State Filter Limiter Attenuator VLA1761 | 33.1 | 33.3 | 0.01 | |
| Ka-Band Solid State Switch / Limiter VDA1523 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 4 | |
| Ku-Band High-power Pre-TR, TR Limiter VDU1690 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 250 | |
| Ku-Band Pre-TR Limiter with Noise Source VDU1870 | 16.8 | 18.0 | 600 | VDU1870 |
| Ku-Band Receiver Protector VDU1923 | 16.75 | 17.25 | 4 | |
| Ku-Band Solid State Monopulse Set | 15.5 | 17.5 | 2.6 | |
| L-Band High-power Pre-TR, TR Limiter with Variable Attenuator VDL1014 | 1.25 | 1.35 | 500 | |
| L-Band Passive Limiter VLL2021 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4 | |
| L-Band Pre-TR Limiter VDL1518 | 1.25 | 1.35 | 60 | |
| L-Band Pre-TR Tube MA37058L | 1.25 | 1.35 | 3000 | |
| L-Band Receiver Protector VDL1774 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 50 | |
| L-Band Waveguide TR Limiter Attenuator VDL1884 | 1.25 | 1.35 | 150 | |
| S-Band High-power Receiver Protector with 20 dB Gate VDS1706 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 150 | |
| S-Band Receiver Protector with Digitally Controlled Attenuator VDS1593 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2 | |
| S-Band Receiver Protector with Variable Attenuator VDS1140 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 20 | |
| S-Band Solid State Limiter VLS2307 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 50 | VLS2307 |
| S-Band TR Tube BTR710 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 15 | |
| X-Band High-power Pre-TR, TR Limiter VDX1324 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 75 | |
| X-Band Low-cost TR Limiter VDX1047 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 75 | |
| X-Band Pre-TR, TR Limiter Attenuator VDX1362 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 6 | |
| X-Band Receiver Protector Assembly VDX1937 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 100 | |
| X-Band Solid State Limiter VLX2104 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.2 | VLX2104 |
| X-Band Solid State Receiver Protector VDX1837 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 10 | |
| X-Band TR Limiter Attenuator VDX1643 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 6 | |
| X-Band TR Limiter with Noise Source MA9905 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 2.5 |