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ITEM OVERVIEW & IDENTIFICATION

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Device Name: 8-Way Microwave Power Divider / Combiner

Original Manufacturer: Omni Spectra, Inc. (later M/A-COM / MACOM Technology Solutions)

Part Number (P/N): 2090-6810-00

CAGE / FSC Code: 16179 (Omni Spectra Inc., Microwave Subsystems)

National Stock Number: No standard NIIN/NSN assigned directly in the public

Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS) for this

specific custom military-spec subassembly part number.

It operates under Federal Supply Class (FSC) 5985

(Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment) or

FSC 5865 (Electronic Countermeasures / EW Equipment).

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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Operating Frequency: 8.0 GHz to 18.0 GHz (Covers full X-band and Ku-band)

Configuration: 1:8 (8-Way Wilkinson/Corporate Stripline Divider/Combiner)

RF Port Count: 9 Total (1 Common Input/Sum Port, 8 Output/Branch Ports)

Connector Interface: SMA Female (OSM - Omni Spectra Miniature 50-Ohm standard)

Nominal Impedance: 50 Ohms

Theoretical Split Loss: -9.03 dB per port (in addition to stripline insertion loss)

Typical Insertion Loss: ~1.5 dB to 2.5 dB across 8.0 - 18.0 GHz band

Isolation: Typically >= 16 dB to 20 dB between output ports

Housing Construction: Precision machined aluminum, multi-screw RF stripline

shielded enclosure with conductive environmental finish

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FUNCTIONAL ROLE & REAL-WORLD USES

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• Primary Function:

Splits an incoming high-frequency microwave signal equally into 8 separate

outputs with equal amplitude and matched phase (or inversely combines 8 coherent

microwave inputs into a single combined output).

• Military & Defense Electronic Warfare (EW):

- Used in broadband ECM (Electronic Countermeasures) and ESM (Electronic Support

Measures) receiver systems for multi-channel threat detection and jamming.

- Feeds multi-channel RF tuners, radar warning receivers (RWR), and surveillance

direction-finding front ends across the 8–18 GHz range.

• Radar & Phased Array Systems:

- Corporate RF feed networks for corporate active electronically steered array

(AESA) antennas and passive radar array distributions.

- Distributes local oscillator (LO) or master clock signals coherently to 8

independent transceiver (T/R) modules.

• Commercial RF Test & Measurement:

- Multi-device automated test benches (ATE) for simultaneous parallel testing of

8 X-band or Ku-band RF components (amplifiers, mixers, transceivers).

- Calibration rigs, laboratory signal distribution, and network analyzer setups.

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THEORETICAL & EXPERIMENTAL USES

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• Phased Array & Beamforming Research:

Can be configured as a feed network for experimental 8-element patch or horn

antenna arrays to demonstrate directional pattern synthesis and microwave beam

steering in academic or lab environments.

• Satellite Communications (SatCom):

Multi-channel Ku-band downlink power combining or split distribution to multiple

low-noise block downconverters (LNBs) or software-defined radio (SDR) front ends.

• Quantum Computing & Microwave Physics:

Theoretical multiplexing and distribution of synchronized microwave pulse control

lines to multi-qubit microwave drive circuits operating within 8–18 GHz.

• RF Component Characterization:

Simultaneous multi-port phase-noise monitoring, multi-channel interferometry,

and broadband microwave signal synthesis.

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Omni Spectra 2090-6810-00 Power Divider 8-18 GHz 8-Way SMA Combiner FSC 16179 RF

Specifications