Cables Aid Testing Past 40 GHz

Nov. 24, 2010

The expanded line of TestPro RF cable assemblies from Radiall USA now includes the TestPro 3 cables with performance from DC to 40 GHz. TestPro 3 cables are designed for extreme stability and flexibility and have been tested for bending stability according to IEC 966-1, bending method number 2. Results show excellent phase stability as low as 5 degrees typical with bending at 40 GHz. Amplitude variations are less than 0.1 dB with bending and only 0.03 dB with shaking at 40 GHz. TestPro 3 cable and its connectors are designed for long life, rated for a minimum of 20,000 bending cycles and 5000 mating cycles for such applications as in vector network analyzer (VNA) test systems.

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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.