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Fixed
and Offset Short Circuits Fixed and Offset Short Circuits Description Fixed and offset short
circuit terminations are used to establish reference planes
in transmission systems and as key elements in the
calibration of vector and scalar network analyzers (VNA and
SNA, respectively). Short circuits with an offset of 2.498cm
are often used to evaluate the calibration effectiveness of
a VNA. In general, the shorting
plane of fixed shorts is at the connector reference plane or
at some offset established by another component, typically
an open circuit termination. The shorting plane of some
offset shorts can also be relative to that established by
another short with a nominal zero offset (e.g.: see the
8046
and the 8047 model
series). Many of the shorts listed below are components of the Maury coaxial calibration kits. Available Models and Specifications Model Connector Frequency Range (GHz) 361N2 BNC
female 361P2 BNC male 8615A 1 TNC
female 8615B 1 TNC male 8771F1 2.92mm
female 8772F1 2.92mm
male 8806C N female 8807C N male 364C C female 364D C male 8445A HN
female 8445B1 HN male 8455A SC
female 8455B1 SC male 8584A BNC 75 ohm
female 8584B BNC 75 ohm
male 8686A 2 AFTNC
female 8687A 2 AFTNC
male 8884A N 75 ohm
female
8884B N 75 ohm
male 1 Precision stainless steel TNC per Maury data sheet 5E-053. 2 Precision TNC per MIL-C-87104/2 per Maury data sheet 5E-056.
General Purpose

361P2

8615A

364C