VAM-77
Frequency
MHz
GAIN, dB Maximum Power, dBm Dynamic Range VSWR Absolute
Maximum
Rating
DC Power Thermal
resistance
Øjc
°C/W
fL - fU Min. Typ.
Flatness
Output
(1 dB
Comp.)
Input
(no
damage)
NF
dB
Typ.
IP3
dBm
Typ.
In
DC-3
GHz
In
3-fu
GHz
Out
DC-3
GHz
Out
3-fu
GHz
I
(mA)
P
(mW)
Cur-
rent
(mA)
Volt(V.)
DC-6000 11.00 ±0.55 +4.00 +13.00 3.80 18.00 +1.30 1.20 1.50 1.90 50.00 175.00 22.00 3.30 194.00
Lw=low range(fL to fU/2)  U=upper range(fU/2 to fU)

Pin Connections
Port RF in RF Out DC Case GND Not Used
cb 1 3 3 2,4 -



Case Style - MMM168 (inch,mm )   weight: 1 grams.
A B C D E F G H J
.045
1.143
.055
1.397
.105
2.667
.120
3.048
.047
1.194
.005
0.127
.083
2.108
.104
2.642
.070
1.778
K L M N P Q R S T
.080
2.032
.018
0.457
.024
0.610
.030
0.762
.036
0.914
.015
0.381
.021
0.533
.023
0.584
.004
0.102
Tolerance: .x ± .1  .xx ± .03  .xxx ± .015 inch.
Material and Finish:
    Case material: plastic. Lead Finish: tin-lead plate.
Packaging:

Packaging information:
Tape Width(mm): 8
Reel Size(inches): 7
Device Cavity Pitch(mm): 8
Devices Per Reel: 3000

Notes:
• Permanent damage may occur if any of these limits are exceeded. These ratings are not intended for continuous normal operation.
• For Surface Mount Environmental Specifications, please click here.
Re-flow soldering information is available in "Surface Mount" article.
• Low frequency cutoff determined by external coupling capacitors.
• Gain, Maximum Power, NF, IP3 at 2 GHz.
• Supply voltage must be connected to pin 3 through a bias resistor in order to prevent damage. See Biasing MMIC Amplifiers. Reliability predictions are applicable at specified current and normal operating conditions.
• DC Voltage: 2.8Vmin., 3.8V max.
• General Quality Control Procedures and Environmental Specifications are given in Mini-Circuits Guarantees Quality.
Hi-Rel, MIL description are given in Hi-Rel and MIL
• Prices and Specifications subjects to change without notice.

FREQ
(MHz)
S11 (Input Return Loss) S21 (Power Gain) S12 (Isolation Out-in) S22 (Output Return Loss)
dB Mag Ang dB Ang dB Mag Ang dB Mag Ang
100.00 -16.71 0.15 0.20 14.03 175.75 -18.24 0.12 -2.27 -14.33 0.19 -8.43
200.00 -16.60 0.15 -2.74 13.98 173.16 -17.50 0.13 -1.18 -15.39 0.17 -11.70
400.00 -16.48 0.15 -6.08 13.91 166.90 -17.63 0.13 -2.25 -15.15 0.17 -22.34
600.00 -16.42 0.15 -8.06 13.85 160.31 -17.70 0.13 -2.36 -14.88 0.18 -32.56
800.00 -16.11 0.16 -10.64 13.73 154.09 -17.60 0.13 -3.03 -14.63 0.19 -41.38
1000.00 -15.85 0.16 -12.94 13.63 147.98 -17.56 0.13 -4.03 -14.24 0.19 -50.27
1200.00 -15.54 0.17 -15.77 13.51 141.95 -17.61 0.13 -4.05 -13.80 0.20 -58.54
1400.00 -15.23 0.17 -18.10 13.38 135.96 -17.58 0.13 -4.62 -13.48 0.21 -64.83
1600.00 -15.04 0.18 -21.20 13.25 130.27 -17.60 0.13 -5.25 -13.33 0.22 -72.38
1800.00 -14.95 0.18 -22.95 13.09 124.37 -17.55 0.13 -5.72 -13.03 0.22 -79.52
2000.00 -14.94 0.18 -24.65 12.96 118.85 -17.52 0.13 -6.26 -12.85 0.23 -86.42
2200.00 -15.15 0.17 -27.35 12.82 113.36 -17.47 0.13 -7.24 -12.90 0.23 -93.43
2500.00 -15.95 0.16 -30.38 12.62 105.28 -17.33 0.14 -8.25 -13.30 0.22 -106.18
2800.00 -17.27 0.14 -32.39 12.41 97.24 -17.17 0.14 -10.15 -13.62 0.21 -121.55
3000.00 -18.75 0.12 -33.59 12.30 91.68 -17.10 0.14 -10.79 -14.00 0.20 -133.19
3200.00 -20.72 0.09 -33.71 12.15 86.41 -17.00 0.14 -12.36 -13.90 0.20 -147.17
3400.00 -23.52 0.07 -32.90 12.00 80.79 -16.89 0.14 -13.83 -13.66 0.21 -160.70
3600.00 -27.73 0.04 -23.67 11.85 75.40 -16.84 0.14 -15.10 -13.07 0.22 -172.51
3800.00 -34.00 0.02 6.20 11.67 70.07 -16.78 0.14 -16.65 -12.41 0.24 175.20
4000.00 -32.62 0.02 78.74 11.48 64.80 -16.78 0.14 -18.19 -11.60 0.26 165.85
4200.00 -27.69 0.04 105.52 11.28 59.49 -16.75 0.15 -20.30 -10.90 0.29 157.65
4400.00 -24.40 0.06 110.53 11.05 54.54 -16.69 0.15 -21.47 -10.26 0.31 151.09
4600.00 -22.43 0.08 111.54 10.84 49.89 -16.77 0.15 -23.01 -9.85 0.32 145.26
4800.00 -21.09 0.09 109.50 10.65 45.48 -16.73 0.15 -25.38 -9.39 0.34 140.77
5000.00 -20.65 0.09 106.54 10.48 41.10 -16.82 0.14 -26.75 -9.12 0.35 137.78
5200.00 -20.18 0.10 106.70 10.31 36.33 -16.87 0.14 -27.96 -8.88 0.36 135.61
5400.00 -20.11 0.10 106.68 10.25 31.53 -16.76 0.15 -29.13 -8.68 0.37 131.52
5600.00 -19.71 0.10 105.54 10.10 27.08 -16.80 0.14 -31.07 -8.42 0.38 127.84
5800.00 -18.88 0.11 107.82 10.06 21.99 -16.70 0.15 -32.71 -8.24 0.39 124.04
6000.00 -17.65 0.13 106.11 9.90 16.90 -16.66 0.15 -34.57 -7.93 0.40 118.66
6200.00 -16.29 0.15 103.75 9.76 11.93 -16.67 0.15 -37.05 -7.51 0.42 113.66
6400.00 -14.91 0.18 101.23 9.61 6.72 -16.64 0.15 -39.32 -7.02 0.45 107.97
6600.00 -13.36 0.21 98.22 9.39 1.24 -16.73 0.15 -41.49 -6.53 0.47 101.70
6800.00 -12.01 0.25 94.94 9.14 -4.14 -16.83 0.14 -43.05 -5.85 0.51 96.66
7000.00 -10.77 0.29 93.06 8.91 -9.81 -17.00 0.14 -45.86 -5.45 0.53 91.94
7500.00 -8.60 0.37 87.96 7.98 -21.69 -17.44 0.13 -50.47 -4.20 0.62 82.62
8000.00 -7.70 0.41 87.74 7.07 -30.49 -17.91 0.13 -53.78 -3.78 0.65 78.07
8500.00 -7.79 0.41 92.48 6.58 -37.17 -18.30 0.12 -55.96 -3.93 0.64 80.38
9000.00 -8.13 0.39 97.45 6.58 -45.28 -18.04 0.13 -55.04 -4.05 0.63 84.49
9500.00 -8.56 0.37 97.63 6.71 -54.90 -17.76 0.13 -59.09 -4.83 0.57 85.08
10000.00 -8.81 0.36 88.24 7.05 -68.34 -17.24 0.14 -65.36 -5.04 0.56 77.89