Hi Kris, Hard to give a simple answer within the practical limits of a group posting. Capacitors can be and are often rated for RF Applications. The most practical answer I can provide is a reference to the following free RF Capacitor Handbook.
http://atceramics.com/technicalnotes/order_capacitor_handbook.asp It's a wonderful reference... cheers, s. > Kris Kirby <k...@...> wrote: > Color me ignorant, but what is an RF-rated capacitor? I am > familiar with inductors, resistors and so on, but was unaware > there is a specific series or type of capacitor that should > be used for RF circuits. I can understand being aware of > breakdown voltages that are present in high SWR conditions. > Kris Kirby, KE4AHR <k...@...> > > > On Sun, 4 Jan 2009, skipp025 wrote: > > Reads like my love-hate relationship with Spectrum. The > > power supplies in their repeaters were not so well > > designed and their transmitters had some known issues with > > the wrong type of non-rf rated caps in the final section.
