Gentlemen:
I have a new application (proprietary, so I can't tell you a whole lot about the device) where I need to provide a simple RF continuous beacon. I need to be able to detect the signal from a few hundred yards away. There is no modulation or encoding of data, just bursts of 60 GHz carrier wave. I need millimeter waves because the application is so tiny that I have no room for an antenna for longer-wave bands. There will be no line-of-sight for anything optical and the product is embedded where ultrasonic is of no use. It's also a consumer product where low cost is important, so full-blown RF transmitter chips are out of my cost range.
Is there anywhere to buy or construct (SMT chip size) just a super high frequency oscillator like this for less than $10?
Don
I have a new application (proprietary, so I can't tell you a whole lot about the device) where I need to provide a simple RF continuous beacon. I need to be able to detect the signal from a few hundred yards away. There is no modulation or encoding of data, just bursts of 60 GHz carrier wave. I need millimeter waves because the application is so tiny that I have no room for an antenna for longer-wave bands. There will be no line-of-sight for anything optical and the product is embedded where ultrasonic is of no use. It's also a consumer product where low cost is important, so full-blown RF transmitter chips are out of my cost range.
Is there anywhere to buy or construct (SMT chip size) just a super high frequency oscillator like this for less than $10?
Don