Bandpass Filter Screens Outdoor WiFi Setups

Jan. 19, 2011

Model Wifi2437-6A is a rugged, weatherproof cavity bandpass filter from Anatech Electronics for outdoor WiFi installations. It has a center frequency of 2437 MHz with passband of better than 30 MHz. Passband insertion loss is less than 2 dB while passband amplitude ripple is less than 0.2 dB. Rejection is at least 60 dB at 2412 MHz and 2462 MHz, with return loss of more than 18 dB. The filter, which is supplied with SMA female connectors and measures 108 x 56 x 29 mm, features power-handling capability to 40 W.

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Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.