The theoretical difference between a 15-way splitter and a 16-way splitter is less than 0.3dB. Is that little improvement in the S/N ratio, enough to make a difference? > I have to design a (low power) "power splitter" to split a 1.2 GHz > signal to > 15 outputs. I thought to use a 16 port splitter and to load the not > used > output. BUT the splitter is going to be used to collect signals from > the 15 > inputs and the S/N ratio would be degraded by the load. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu