Line Stretcher Adjusts Phase Through 18 GHz

Jan. 30, 2007

The model 9428T-MF coaxial line stretcher from ARRA provides a phase adjustment range of 15 deg./GHz over the frequency range of DC to 18 GHz. The insertion loss is only 0.5 dB to 12 GHz and only 0.75 dB to 18 GHz while the VSWR is only 1.30:1 to 4 GHz and 1.50:1 to 18 GHz. The insertion delay is approximately 0.306 ns minimum and 0.348 ns maximum. The line stretcher, which can handle 100 W average power and 5 kW peak power, is supplied with SMA male and female connectors although other connector types are available. For more information, visit the ARRA website at: http://www.arra.com/

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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.