Test Cables Cut Losses To 18 GHz

Sept. 11, 2008

Synergy Microwave is now offering precision test cables in addition to its lines of high-frequency passive components, oscillators, and frequency synthesizers. The test cables, available for use past 18 GHz, feature PTFE dielectric material and gold-plated coaxial connectors with brass center pins to minimize reflections (return loss) and insertion loss. The cables are specified for temperatures from -55 to +105C for use in environmental test chambers. Example products include the model SF2-SMNM cable, which is 2 ft. in length with an SMA connector at one end and Type N connector at the other. It exhibits 1.21 dB insertion loss at the upper-frequency range (18 GHz) at room temperature +25C and just 1.30 dB insertion loss at -40C.

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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.