The pre-postselector RH6324 is digitally tunable filter operating from 1.5 MHz to 30 MHz. RH6324 can be included either in receiving or transmitting tract by input/output commutation. This module consists of three (3) internal tunable bandpass filters (the frequency range divided between them in the following way: 1.5-4 MHz, 4-10 MHz and 10-30 MHz) and two internal amplifiers which compensate filter’s insertion losses (one of amplifiers works in receiving tract while another one works in the transmitting tract). RH6324 uses serial interface for tuning. RH6324

Specification:

Frequency Coverage (3 bands) 1.5 to 30 MHz
Input/Output Impedance: 50 Ω
In-band Input/Output VSWR 2:1
In-band RF Power Handling 5 Watt (input)
Out-band RF Power Handling Up to 20 Watt
In-band Second Order Intercept Point +100 dBm (input)
In-band Third Order Intercept Point +40 dBm (input)
Center Frequency Drift: ±80 PPM/ºC
Tuning Control Serial
Tuning Speed 150 µS
DC Power Consumption (Static) 5V @ 800mA

12V @ 300mA

Shape Factor (30 dB/ 3 dB) 7 typical
Operating TemperatureRange -40°C to +85°C
Size: 162x92x48 mm
Weight: 420 g
RF Connection MCX

RH6324 filters’ specification

FrequencyRange # Bandwidth (3 dB), % Insertion Loss, dB Shape factor (30 dB)
Overall Low Side High Side
1.5-4 MHz 5 4.6/5.5 5.0/5.9 5.8/6.1 6.8/7.3 4.8/4.9
4 3.6/4.5 5.2/6.2 5.9/6.2 6.9/7.2 4.9/5.0
3 2.5/3.5 5.6/6.5 5.8/6.2 6.8/7.1 4.8/5.0
2 1.7/2.4 6.1/6.9 5.9/6.1 6.7/7.2 5.1/6.1
4-10 MHz 5 4.6/5.5 4.9/6.3 6.0/6.2 7.0/7.2 5.0/5.1
4 3.6/4.5 5.3/6.7 5.9/6.2 7.1/7.6 4.8/5.0
3 2.5/3.5 5.8/7.0 6.0/6.2 6.9/7.2 4.9/5.2
2 1.7/2.4 6.2/7.3 6.1/6.2 6.9/7.0 5.3/5.4
10-30 MHz 5 4.6/5.5 4.3/5.2 6.1/6.3 7.0/7.4 5.1/5.2
4 3.6/4.5 4.7/5.8 6.1/6.5 7.3/8.0 4.9/5.2
3 2.5/3.5 5.1/6.2 5.9/6.0 6.6/6.7 5.2/5.4
2 1.7/2.4 5.4/6.6 5.8/6.1 6.6/7.2 5.0/6.1

Note: table values are shown as average/maximum.

RH6324 block diagram

Frequency response functions and VSWR functions

Each frequency range has 251 tuning frequencies. Some frequency response functions and VSWR functions are shown below:

f0: 1.5 MHz;

Bandwidth: 2.87%;

VSWR: 1.17;

OIL: –5.28 dB;

OIL–10%: –29.52 dB;

OIL+10%: –30.43 dB.

f0: 4 MHz;

Bandwidth: 2.73%;

VSWR: 1.30;

OIL: –4.38 dB;

OIL–10%: –30.17 dB;

OIL+10%: –32.45dB.

f0: 8 MHz;

Bandwidth: 2.72%;

VSWR: 1.24;

OIL: –4.39 dB;

OIL–10%: –29.29 dB;

OIL+10%: –31.03dB.

f0: 12 MHz;

Bandwidth: 2.46%;

VSWR: 1.31;

OIL: –3.97 dB;

OIL–10%: –33.38 dB;

OIL+10%: –34.14dB.

f0: 20 MHz;

Bandwidth: 2.61%;

VSWR: 1.08;

OIL: –4.49 dB;

OIL–10%: –30.75 dB;

OIL+10%: –32.09dB.

f0: 30 MHz;

Bandwidth: 2.69%;

VSWR: 1.13;

OIL: –5.71 dB;

OIL–10%: –29.78 dB;

OIL+10%: –32.18 dB.

Note: f0 — tuning frequency;VSWR — VSWR at f0 frequency;OIL — insertion loss at f0;
OIL–10% — insertion loss at 0,9f0;OIL+10% — insertion loss at 1,1f0.

1.5-4 MHz filter performance

The following diagrams show value of Insertion Loss at f0, Insertion Loss at 0.9f0, Insertion Loss at 1.1f0 and VSWR at each tuning frequency for 1.5-4 MHz filter.

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D1_OIL.bmp

Insertion Loss at f0

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D1_VSWR.bmp

VSWR

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D1_OIL+10.bmp

Insertion Loss at 1.1f0

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D1_OIL-10.bmp

Insertion Loss at 0.9f0

4-10 MHz filter performance

The following diagrams show value of Insertion Loss at f0, Insertion Loss at 0.9f0, Insertion Loss at 1.1f0 and VSWR at each tuning frequency for 4-10 MHz filter.

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D2_OIL.bmp

Insertion Loss at f0

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D2_VSWR.bmp

VSWR

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D2_OIL+10.bmp

Insertion Loss at 1.1f0

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D2_OIL-10.bmp

Insertion Loss at 0.9f0

10-30 MHz filter performance

The following diagrams show value of Insertion Loss at f0, Insertion Loss at 0.9f0, Insertion Loss at 1.1f0 and VSWR at each tuning frequency for 10-30 MHz filter.

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D3_OIL.bmp

Insertion Loss at f0

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D3_VSWR.bmp

VSWR

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D3_OIL+10.bmp

Insertion Loss at 1.1f0

D:\PS_Tuning\PS30\PPS\D3_OIL-10.bmp

Insertion Loss at 0.9f0

Pinout& Ratings

PIN # Reference designator Description Notes
1-5, 10 N/C No Connect
6 PTT SWRX/TX Rx mode: 5V; Tx mode: 0V
7, 9, 11 GND Digital/RF Ground
8 VCC +5V Power Supply Input 4.75 to 5.25V @ 800mA
12 VDD +12V Power Supply Input 11.5 to 12.5V @ 300mA
13 STB Strobe Active: 0V; Inactive: +5V
14 CLK Serial Clock Active: 5V; Inactive: 0V
15 DI Serial Data Input Active: 5V; Inactive: 0V

Serial interface description

Serial interface consists of 3 signals: CLK (clock), DI (data input), STB (strobe). Data input is 11 bits code. First 8 bits determine the tuning frequency and the last 3 bits determine the frequency band.

Frequencybandcode

Frequency band D9 D10 D11
1,5–4 MHz 1 0 0
4–10 MHz 0 1 0
10–30 MHz 0 0 1

Tuning frequencycode

Tuning frequency code is calculated by X10 conversion into binary code. X10 is calculated by the formula:

f0 — tuning frequency; fl — low frequency of the band; fh — high frequency of the band.

Example

If you wish to tune to 8.02 MHz, the tune word is:

Mechanical Outline

Note:sizes are shown in millimeters.