The RFS8 from Signal Hound is an 8-port antenna switch (SP8T) that operates from 100 kHz to 8 GHz. This absorptive USB-controlled solid-state switch has an ultra-fast switching speed and a rise/fall time of 100 ns. It is based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology and can switch from LF all the way through 8 GHz and can also be used for pseudo-doppler direction-finding applications. This switch can handle an input power of up to 20 dBm and provides more than 28 dB of isolation.
The RFS8 is USB-powered and can be controlled via Signal Hounds Spike™ spectrum analysis software. It is available in a housing that measures 169 x 106 x 35 mm and has 2.4 mm/2.92 mm connector options. The switch is ideal for use in automated testing, multi-band sweep, direction finding, antenna polarization, SATCOM, industrial automation, radar, and 5G wireless applications. It can also enable multi-band sweeping and direction finding to Signal Hound’s BB60D and SM435 product lines.
