White Paper: Interpretation Of Electrical Test Data With Regards To Microwave Cable Assemblies

A cable assembly provides two essential functions in a microwave or RF system.

These devices serve to mechanically connect an RF source to its load and to serve as a propagation medium and waveguide for the RF signal.

A cable assembly should not be considered as hookup wire. It is a passive, TEM mode, microwave device. As such, they are system components whose performance is just as important as directional couplers, combiners or antennas or a host of other passive microwave components.

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