Identifying and Avoiding Common Errors in RF Calibration (Cal Lab Journal reprint)

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Identifying and Avoiding Common Errors in RF Calibration (Cal Lab Journal reprint) (1.35 MB)

This paper examines five common sources of measurement error, how to identify them, and how to avoid them.

The five topics are:

• Choosing and using cables
• Making repeatable connections
• Applying correction factors correctly
• Working with power splitters and dividers
• Minimizing mismatch errors and uncertainties