Category: Knowledge


  • Power Divider Bandwidth: Verify the Actual Model

    Power Divider Bandwidth: Verify the Actual Model

    Use the exact model’s documented operating band and performance limits. Conflicting…

  • RF Resistor Derating Explained

    RF Resistor Derating Explained

    Derating reduces allowable power as temperature or other operating stress increases.…

  • Verifying an RF Resistor Assembly Before Full Power

    Verifying an RF Resistor Assembly Before Full Power

    Verify the finished assembly’s resistance, RF match and thermal arrangement before…

  • RF Connector Power Handling: More Than Connector Size

    RF Connector Power Handling: More Than Connector Size

    Power handling depends on frequency, voltage, current, mismatch and thermal conditions…

  • Using an Attenuator to Check Measurement Linearity

    Using an Attenuator to Check Measurement Linearity

    Controlled attenuation changes can help test whether measured levels follow expected…

  • How to Calculate Required Receiver Protection Attenuation

    How to Calculate Required Receiver Protection Attenuation

    Subtract the permitted downstream level from the worst-case upstream level in…

  • Does a 0 dB RF Attenuator Have Zero Loss?

    Does a 0 dB RF Attenuator Have Zero Loss?

    A 0 dB setting or through state usually has some insertion…

  • Two-Dial Attenuators: Understanding Series and Parallel Product Names

    Two-Dial Attenuators: Understanding Series and Parallel Product Names

    For a two-dial attenuator, use the documented attenuation table to determine…

  • Dummy Load VSWR: Why Match Matters

    Dummy Load VSWR: Why Match Matters

    Low VSWR means a load reflects less incident RF power at…

  • What Is a Coaxial RF DC Block?

    What Is a Coaxial RF DC Block?

    An RF DC block uses capacitive coupling to interrupt DC continuity…