Dear Sam, As with all transmission line filters, there will be a repeating frequency response. Remember that an open stub will turn into a short when its length is 1/4, 3/4, 5/4 etc. of a wavelength. Of course as the frequency increases, the loss of the line increases, so the Q and notch depth become less severe. Yes, this performance is real. Regards, Paul _______________ Scott McMorrow wrote: > Sam, > > You have discovered that the even modes and odd modes for microstrip do > not propagate with the same velocity. This causes a resonance due to > crosstalk coupled to/from the adjacent line. Your modeling is absolutely > correct and can be measured. Jeff Loyer of Intel discovered the same > effect several months ago. > > You will not see this issue with stripline, since the modal propagtion > velocities are equivalent. > > best regards, > > scott > > -- Paul Levin Senior Principal Engineer Xyratex Storage Systems ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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