Rated Power and VSWR Improvement of Termination Resistor with ...

frequency response of the fabricated component. Return loss plots of the measured results
proved exceptional VSWR characteristics of both power resistors. Then we tested the parts
for rated power. We applied various power and tested for highest peak surface temperature
rise. We provided thermal profile plots of both 20 Watt and 100 Watt resistors. Thermal
profile demonstrates the outstanding power handling capability of both RF termination
power resistors.
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