Vertical Launch and End Launch Connectors

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Expanding Our Line of  End & Vertical Launch Connectors, Manufactured by Southwest Microwave 

As one of Southwest Microwave’s primary distributors, we are pleased to offer their expanded line of high-performance End & Vertical Launch connectors, featuring a solderless, clamp-on concept; designed to provide the lowest VSWR and mode-free wide responses up to 110 GHz for single and multilayer microstrip.

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Male and female options along with narrow body and bulkhead feed-through. Unique clamping mechanism accommodates board thickness up to .300” (7.62 mm). Robust, reusable, and repairable. Multiple launch configurations provide the best possible match to circuit layout. Works on microstrip and grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) designs. Signal-layer microstrip and GCPW test boards available. Soldering is optional.


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Male and female options along with narrow body and bulkhead feed-through. Unique clamping mechanism accommodates board thickness up to .300” (7.62 mm). Robust, reusable, and repairable. Multiple launch configurations provide the best possible match to circuit layout. Works on microstrip and grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) designs. Signal-layer microstrip and GCPW test boards available. Soldering is optional.


There are a number of technical articles available to assist you in handling and testing with Southwest End Launch Connectors.  Click on the following links and you may download a copy of the article for FREE!

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Vertical Launch Compression
Mount PCB Connectors

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Optimizing Test Boards for
50 GHz End Launch Connectors

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The Design & Test of Broadband
Launches up to 50 GHz on
Thin & Thick Substrates

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End Launch Flyer

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End Launch Connectors
DC to 110 GHz

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Utilizing Time Domain (TDR) Test Methods For Maximizing Microwave Board Performance


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Guide to End Launch Pin
Repair/Replacement

 


ARTICLE FROM
MICROWAVES & RF


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Mini-Circuits Achieves Superior Electrical Performance in Custom mmWave SMT Packages Using Southwest Microwave 2.40mm End Launch Connectors



VIDEO: Southwest Microwave
End Launch Connectors

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VIDEO: Southwest Microwave
Vertical Launch Compression-
Mount PCB Connectors

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VIDEO:  Southwest Microwave
Vertical Launch Connector
VSWR Test Demonstration

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