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Base Station Antenna

Most used Taconic base materials for high performance and cost reductions:

Taconic Grade Dielectric Constant
RF-301 2.97
RF-30 3.0
TLA 2.62
TLC 3.0, 3.2
TLX 2.50, 2.55
TLP 2.50, 2.55
Long laminates Taconic manufactures some antenna base materials in sheet sizes of 60" (64" untrimmed), 76" (80" untrimmed) and 102" (106" untrimmed)

Dielectric Constant Testing and Test Methods

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Case Studies using Taconic base materials:
Self-Induced Instability of passive intermodulation in microwave laminates
Effects of interface conditions and long-term stability of passive intermodulation response in printed lines
Passive intermodulation in printed lines: effects of trace dimensions and substrate
Experimental Observations of Distributed Nonlinearity in Printed Lines
Mapping of Passive Intermodulation Products on Microstrip Lines
Passive Intermodulation in Finite Lengths of Printed Microstrip Lines
Passive Intermodulation Generation on Printed Lines: Near-Field Probing and Observations
Transmission/Reflection Measurement and Near-Field Mapping Techniques for Passive Intermodulation Characterisation of Printed Lines
Discrimination of Passive Intermodulation Sources on Microstrip Lines
Effect of Laminate Properties on Passive Intermodulation (PIM) Generation
Passive Intermodulation on Microstrip Lines
A Printed Dipole Antenna With Optimized Tapered Feeding Balun For ISM and FWA Bands
Numerical Investigation of Vertical Contactless Transitions for RF Circuits

Application Notes of Taconic base materials:
PIM - Passive Intermodulation
The Effects of Lead-Free Solder Finishes on Microwave Printed Circuit Board Performance
The Effects of Solder Masks and Conformal Coatings on Microwave Printed Circuit Board Performance
The Impact of Conductor Surface Profile (Rrms) on Total Circuit Attenuation in Microstrip and Stripline Transmission Lines
High Performance Economical Substrates - Myth or Reality?
CL1 Very Low Profile ED Copper Foils for Minimising Passive Intermodulation
The Impact of Conductor Surface Profile (Rrms) on Total Circuit Attenuation in Microstrip and Stripline Transmission Lines
The Effects of Lead-Free Solder Finishes on Microwave Printed Circuit Board Performance
The Effects of Solder Masks and Conformal Coatings on Microwave Printed Circuit Board Performance
Effects of Surface Finish on HF Signal Loss Using Various Substrates
The Use of PTFE Base Materials
High Frequency Test Methods

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