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RF Step Attenuators are a gang of RF fixed attenuators with an RF path that can selectively pass through any one of a series of the fixed attenuators or not. In this way, various attenuation levels can be reached by switching the combination of the RF step attenuators. Hence, RF step attenuators are a combination ..

RF Attenuators are fundamental components of RF and Microwave circuits and systems. Often found in virtually every RF application, attenuators play a vital role in receivers, transmitters, test and measurement systems etc. The main purpose of attenuators is to reduce the signal strength, such as prior to the signal reaching a sensitive circuit element. Attenuators ..

Microwave Power Dividers (splitters) are a subset of RF power dividers and RF power tappers, which are a common component in many RF/microwave circuits and systems. The main purpose of a RF splitter for microwave or RF applications is to split the power incident at the input port to a number of output ports. The ..

Most wireless test equipment, antennas, and other RF hardware typically use coaxial connectors, such as SMA. This is why there is often a need to adapt between U.FL to SMA, as well as other interfaces including UMCX, IPEX, IPAX, IPX, MHF, and UMCC and SMA. Fortunately, there are SMA to U.FL Adapters available that are ..

7/16 DIN Connectors, or DIN 7/16 connectors, are one of the most common coaxial connector types used for interconnect between cellular networking systems and cellular antennas. 7/16 DIN connectors are 50 Ohm connectors with relatively high-power handling and exceptional passive intermodulation distortion performance. The high-power handling capability of this connector type compared to N connectors ..

The 3.5 mm Coaxial Connector is a widely used standardized coaxial connector type with some interesting features. These features make the 3.5 mm Coaxial Connector a very common connector type, which is why there are a plethora of 3.5 mm Coaxial Adapters. The 3.5 mm Coaxial Connector is designed to be relatively rugged and uses ..

Planar transmission lines are used to carry a variety of analog, RF, and digital signals on insulative, planar substrates from kilohertz to hundreds of gigahertz frequencies. Planar transmission lines are constructed of one or more layers of conductive traces, possibly with adjacent conductive structures, with dielectric layers providing insolation between the conductive structures. Planar transmission ..

RF Coaxial Connector Adapters are simply RF Coaxial Connectors with a common internal transmission line and specific coaxial connector types or genders on either end. For instance, some RF Adapters are simply coaxial connector male-to-male or female-to-female adapters, which allows for the interconnection of a male coaxial connector to another male coaxial connector or a ..

VHF/UHF stands for very high frequency and ultra-high frequency, respectively. These frequency designations are in both the ITU and IEEE radar bands, but in this case we are discussing IEEE radar bands VHF and UHF, 30 MHz to 300 MHz and 300 MHz to 1000 MHz in the US. This is an important note, as ..

A Waveguide Magic Tee is a 180-degree hybrid power divider with 4 ports made from a single waveguide structure. The Magic Tee has been around for over 70 years and was a product of development during World-War II. The structure of a Magic Tee is a combination of an E-plane waveguide arm meeting a H-plane ..