IEC 60153-4:2017
Hollow metallic waveguides - Part 4: Relevant specifications for circular waveguides
IEC 60153-4:2017 specifies straight hollow metallic tubing of circular waveguides for use as waveguides in electronic equipment.The aim of this recommendation is to specify for hollow metallic waveguides:a) the details necessary to ensure compatibility and, as far as essential, interchangeability;b) test methods;c) uniform requirements for the electrical and mechanical properties.This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:a) expand and revise the operation frequency range for waveguides;b) revise the allowance of aperture dimensions;c) revise the test method for aperture dimensions;d) revise the equation of attenuation.
IEC 60153-4:2017 specifies straight hollow metallic tubing of circular waveguides for use as waveguides in electronic equipment.
The aim of this recommendation is to specify for hollow metallic waveguides:
a) the details necessary to ensure compatibility and, as far as essential, interchangeability;
b) test methods;
c) uniform requirements for the electrical and mechanical properties.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) expand and revise the operation frequency range for waveguides;
b) revise the allowance of aperture dimensions;
c) revise the test method for aperture dimensions;
d) revise the equation of attenuation.
Contains a detailed description of flanges for circular waveguides - Type J, including mechanical requirements, electrical tests and a table drawn up in inches and millimeters.
IEC 60153-4:2022 specifies straight hollow metallic tubing of circular cross section for use as waveguides in electronic equipment. The aim of this document is to specify the hollow metallic waveguides: a) the details necessary to ensure compatibility and, as far as essential, interchangeability; b) test methods; c) uniform requirements for the electrical and mechanical properties This document is intended to be read in conjunction with IEC 60153-1, which gives general requirements and test methods. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2017. edition: a. change of the designation scheme for small circular waveguides (e.g. C 25.5k instead of C 25500); b. revision of Table 1: - correction of two waveguide designations (now C 1.2k, C 12k); - correction of three waveguide diameters (C 140, C 1.4k, C 14k); - tightening of inner diameter tolerances for waveguides smaller than C 890; - deletion of waveguide attenuation values for aluminium, gold, and brass; c. deletion of Table 2 (duplication) and replacement with the table of intermediate waveguide sizes originally envisaged here; d. addition of an equation for calculating the attenuation of waveguides made of any material.
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