VXI network card 1260-164AH

microwave

High-Performance SP4T Microwave Switch Plug-In The Racal Instruments™ 1260-164AH/BH is a 2-slot microwave switch plug-in for use in either the Racal Instruments™ 1256 switching mainframe or the Racal Instruments™ 1260-100 Adapt-a-Switch™ VXI carrier. It’s optimized for high-performance, high-density, microwave switching applications. The 1260-164AH/BH uses high-quality Radiall relays with a frictionless design that minimizes particle deposits on the contacts. Product Information The Racal Instruments™ 1260-164AH/ BH is a DC - 26.5 GHz electro-mechanical coaxial switch card that can be configured as a single or dual SP4T switch. The relays used in this card have highly reliable and repeatable operations with a 10 million cycle life span (25 million typical). This is due to the frictionless design that minimiz- es the particle deposits on the contacts that affect repeatable transmission line opera- tion and system calibration. The 1260-164AH/BH is part of the micro- wave switch card family within our modular Adapt-a-Switch™ series. These cards can be installed into an LXI switch chassis or VXI carrier for larger switch require- ments. This modular plug-in card approach provides a scalable system architecture that can easily scale for expanding system requirements by adding additional cards. These cards can be mixed and matched with other Adapt-a-Switch series switch cards for a complete ATE switch system solution. If replacement is required, relays are replaceable in under 5 minutes. This maximizes system uptime and facilitates field upgrades. User connections are made directly to the relay SMA connectors at the front panel of the plug-in.