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Re: [Amps] Anyone know RF properties of Acrylic??

To: <david.kirkby@onetel.net>, Amps <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Anyone know RF properties of Acrylic??
From: Karl-Arne Markström <sm0aom@telia.com>
Reply-to: Karl-Arne Markström <sm0aom@telia.com>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 09:12:28 +0200 (CEST)
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"Reference data for Radio Engineers" lists
the dissipation factor for polymethylmethacrylate (the acrylic monomer 
used in i.a. Plexiglas)

as 0.0140 at 1 MHz
and 0.0057 at 3 GHz

This is about two orders of magnitude worse than PTFE or polystyrene.

If acrylic resins are usable for RF applications depends on the 
application,
it is not advisable to use Plexiglas as a capacitor dielectric where 
RF field strengths are high.
The dielectric may soften and distort quickly.


73/

Karl-Arne
SM0AOM

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Ärende: [Amps] Anyone know RF properties of Acrylic??

Does anyone know how Acrylic behaves in the presence of RF? Will it 
significantly absorb RF up to 2.5 GHz?


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