[Microwave] RE: [Mw] HP 33102A Microwave switch (PIN diode)

[John Miles]

Those are meant to be current-biased rather than voltage-biased, I believe.
For what it's worth, this (http://www.qsl.net/ke5fx/tr503/tragc.gif) is the
circuit I use to drive a 33102A in my Tek 49x tracking generator
(http://www.qsl.net/ke5fx/tr503.html).  -5V through a 33-ohm resistor (=150
mA) was the most current I felt comfortable putting through it.  The
attenuation curve was pretty flat by that point.

-- john KE5FX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: microwave-admin@wa1mba.org [mailto:microwave-admin@wa1mba.org]On
> Behalf Of Owen Wormser
>
> Does anyone happen to have the technical documentation about this
> switch?  I am primarily interested in knowing the upper bias voltage
> limit as the device will bias off at -0.8 vdc.  Thanks,  Owen
>