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AsimpleandcheapFMbandnotchfiltercouldbemadewith1/4wavelengthopenline(s)
connectedasshownhereunder.WiththisexamplewewanttorejectastrongsignalfromanFM
broadcastingstationtransmittingon89.5MHz.
Thetwoopenlinecablelengthare:(75/89.5MHzxCable_velocity_factor)=0.56meach.
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Measurement:Thecablegoingtotheantennaandthecablegoingtotheradiohavebeen
connectedtothe'DUT'and'DET'miniVNAproports.TheDL2SBAvna/Jsoftwareusedin
'transmission'modedisplaythefollowinggraph.
Thegraphbelowshowsameasurementmadewithonlyoneopenline.Thisprovidean
attenuationofalmost40dBat89.5MHz.
Thegraphbelowshowsameasurementmadewithtwoopenlines(liketheabovesketch).
Thisprovideanattenuationofmorethan51dBat89.5MHz.
Thegraphbelowshowsameasurementmadewiththreeopenlines.Thisprovidean
attenuationofmorethan62dBat89.5MHz.
Thequalityofthecoaxialcableisveryimportant.Youwillgetbetterattenuationwithlowloss
cableslikeLMR400,HeliaxorCellflex.IfyouuseanothercablethanRG213takeinaccountthe
velocityfactorofthiscable,itmightbedifferentfrom0.66.