Evaluation of low-losslow-reflection two-port devices or adapters by automated measurement techniques

Abstract

With che addition of a hardware modification on the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) Automatic Network Analyzer (ANA) and the incorporation of diagnostic procedures in the adapter software program, accurate values of adapter scattering parameters can now be obtained up to 12.4 GHz. Measurement results that verify the adapter scattering parameters are given along with a data base that was accumulated at 8 to 10 GHz for three 7mm to Type N female adapters from different manufacturers. Statistical methods were applied to this measurement data and an inference made about this family group of adapters.

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