Features
APC-7 connector pairs have several desirable features:
- The connectors are genderless. This avoids some awkward adapters or duplication of laboratory standards. With a gendered connector, a laboratory might need a precision male load and a precision female load. With a genderless connector, only one load is required.
- The connectors have a well-defined reference plane. Consequently, the connectors simplify some measurements.
- The mated pair of APC-7 connectors has a low reflection coefficient and low voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR). The low reflection coefficient means better measurement accuracy. The typical VSWR is 1.025:1 at 18 GHz.
- The mated pair makes a repeatable connection. A pair has a repeatable reflection coefficent to ±0.001. Consequently, laboratory measurements have reduced uncertainty.
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