Knowing the directivity specification of your measurement device can go a long way in setting measurement expectations. Directional power measurements are important when determining transmitter output ...

Here’s a situation that creates fear and trembling: The engineer receives a call from the radio station: “The transmitter is off the air and there is a VSWR fault.” If the station is fortunate, the ...

Download this article in PDF format. Directional couplers are used in a wide variety of applications to sense RF power, and they may appear at multiple points in a signal chain. In this article, we ...