A 6–12 GHz Wideband Hybrid VCO

This article describes the design of wideband microwave oscillator ensuring frequency tuning in the range from 6 GHz to 12 GHz. It is made according to the hybrid technology using standard commercial surface-mount electronic components. In particular, the base structure of such oscillator has been defined, and the requirements for its control elements have been set forth. The designed VCO is not inferior in its base characteristics to the similar commercial microwave devices. The developed oscillator has been studied in the framework of its use in a standard phase-locked loop (PLL).