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Application: RF Attenuators Use Reed Relays

From Standex-Meder Electronics

Since attenuators are typically used to calibrate RF signal strength, the switching devices must be very good at handling RF so they don't end up attenuating the signal strength themselves. Recent new RF reed relays
have flat insertion loss out to 20 GHz making its long life and excellent RF
characteristics an ideal solution in RF attenuators.

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