Electrical and

Electronic
Principles
LECTURE # 10
BY
HYATT QURESHI

Recap
2 port network
T network
Pi network

Attenuators are passive devices.

Attenuators weaken orattenuatethe high level output of
a signal generator, for example, to provide a lower level
signal for something like the antenna input of a sensitive
radio receiver. (Figurebelow)

Designing a T Attenuator
The table in Figurebelowlists resistor values for
theTattenuator to match a 50 source/ load, as is the
usual requirement in radio frequency work.

Lab session
Design a T section symmetrical attenuator to provide a
voltage attenuation of 20dB and having a characteristic
of 50