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ANAMET – Publications

Below is a list of recent ANAMET reports which may be of interest to the ANAMET community:

(Please note: The downloadable reports are accessible to ANAMET members only. If you wish to join ANAMET, please click here)

For more information contact:  Nick Ridler, ANAMET Chairman

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Report 050 C P Eio Assessment of VNA Linearity October 2006
Report 049 C P Eio Typical residual error values in coaxial lines up to 65GHz October 2005
Report 048 C P Eio & N M Ridler Evaluating VNA post-calibration residual errors using the ripple technique at millmetre wavelengths in rectangular waveguide April 2005
Report 047 N M Ridler, M Salter & S H Fletcher Anamet-022 Comparison of Type-N coaxial power splitter measurements from 1 GHz to 18 GHz December 2004
Report 046 B Williams & S Harter 28, 75 and 100 Ohm Impedance Air Line Standards August 2004
Report 045 B Hall & M Rodríguez The Uncertainty of the "Direct Method" for measuring the equivalent source mismatch of a power splitter: A case study in using software for uncertainty calculation July 2004
Report 044 B Williams Overmoding transmission characteristics of Type-N connector 7mm line between 18 and 26.5 GHz May 2004
Report 043 M Rodríguez Coverage Factor for Two Dimensional Distributions April 2004
Report 042 K Drazil Uncertainty and traceability for measurement of reflection coefficient February 2004
Report 041 N M Ridler & A G Morgan ANAMET-032: “Live” Dial Gauge Measurement Investigation using Type-N Connectors November 2003
Report 040 A G Morgan & N M Ridler ANAMET-031: “Live” Investigation into the Performance of ANA Test Port Cables October 2003
Report 039 N M Ridler, M J Salter & S H Fletcher ANAMET-021: comparison of Type-N coaxial power splitter measurements from 1 GHz to 18 GHz September 2003
Report 038 J P M de Vreede Draft for Comment - Proposed Revision to the EA Guidelines on Evaluation of Vector Network Analysers (VNA) to include Uncertainty in Phase August 2003
Report 037 N M Ridler & M J Salter An Approach to the Treatment of Uncertainty in Complex S-Parameter Measurements November 2002
Report 036 Martin Salter Measuring signals close to the noise floor September 2002
Report 035 Manuel Rodríguez, INTA, Spain Pass or Fail: with which probability? May 2002
Report 034 Patrik Persson, Celsius Metech An algorithm for the evaluation of the residual directivity 'ripple' trace May 2002
Report 033 M J Salter Converting between logarithmic and linear formats for reflection and transmission coefficients. Part 3: Propagation of distributions December 2001
Report 032 D Skinner ANAMET Connector Guide January 2001
Report 031 M J Maddock & N M Ridler ANAMET-991: TDNA measurement comparison exercise January 2001
Report 030 Manuel Rodríguez Residual directivity and test port match: what are we actually measuring? January 2001
Report 029 A G Morgan & N M Ridler Investigating the effects of interchanging components used to perform 'ripple' assessments on calibrated vector network analysers August 2000

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Last Updated: 27 Apr 2012
Created: 18 May 2007