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Bidirectional Amplifier Basics
A Bidirectional Amplifier, or Bi-directional Amplifier (bda), is an active RF device that is widely used in a variety of telecommunication, radar, and other RF sensing applications. Though conceptually a Bidirectional Amplifier performs a relatively simple operation, the internal electronics can be somewhat complex. Moreover, many applications favor certain names and types of Bidirectional...
RF Terminations & RF Loads Basics
What is an RF Load and where are RF Terminations used? RF terminations/RF loads are fundamental components used throughout an RF signal chain in virtually all RF applications from test and measurement to military and aerospace. Essentially, RF loads, and terminations describe the same type of component, which is a passive component that absorbs the RF energy at the terminus of a signal chain...