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Base Station Antenna

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

Taconic Grade Dielectric Constant
RF-30 3.0
RF-35 3.5
TLC 3.0, 3.2
TLX 2.50, 2.55
TLP 2.50, 2.55
Long laminates Taconic manufactures antenna base materials in sheet sizes of 60" (64" untrimmed), 76" (80" untrimmed) and 102" (106" untrimmed)

Dielectric Constant Testing and Test Methods

Please click the Taconic Grade to view and/or download detailed base material information.

This information is available in the Members' Area of our home page:
Detailed processing information
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
UL information

Case Studies using Taconic base materials:
Effect of Laminate Properties on Passive Intermodulation 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:
Dielectric Constant Testing
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
Effects of Surface Finish on HF Signal Loss Using Various Substrates
The Use of PTFE Base Materials
How PTFE can compete with the best in thermosets
High Frequency Test Methods

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