[HomeBrew] Reflection Attenuator?

[Ian Wilson]

http://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedias/reflection-attenuators

Gives a decent writeup.

73, ian K3IMW

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:31 AM, Ray, W4BYG <w4byg at att.net> wrote:

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> I have been involved in professional and amateur radio electronics for
> over 50 years, but I came across the above term which I have never seen
> before.  I did a search for it and found nothing really useful.  I have a
> pretty nice technical library which doesn't reference it.
>
> Pasternak has an online calculator for it, but that didn't help my
> understanding either.  The closest I come up with is it is used as
> resistive loading to improve SWR.
>
> Anyone able to clarify what it is and how it is used?
>
> Your attention is appreciated.
> Ray, W4BYG
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