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The {{Title|General Radio 874-GA Adjustable Attenuator}} was introduced in {{Catalog M}} and remained available through {{Catalog Q}}.  
The {{Title|General Radio 874-GA Adjustable Attenuator}} was introduced in {{Catalog M}} and remained available through {{Catalog Q}}.  


The Type 874-GA is a mutual-inductance (waveguide-below-cutoff) type attenuator. A micrometer type barrel adjusts the distance between a pick-up loop attached to three foot coaxial cable and the short section of the input coaxial line. Both the barrel and adjusting sleeve are calibrated in decibels, one turn produces a change of 20 dB for a total or 120 dB of attenuation. Used with other coaxial elements the such as [[874-VI]] voltmeter indicator and [[874-VR]] voltmeter rectifier 874-GA can be used to attenuate and monitor signal generators and oscillators. The attenuator can also be used to measure the attenuation of a network by the substitution method.
The Type 874-GA is a mutual-inductance (waveguide-below-cutoff) type attenuator. A micrometer-type barrel adjusts the distance between a pick-up loop attached to a three-foot coaxial cable and the short section of the input coaxial line. Both the barrel and adjusting sleeve are calibrated in decibels, one turn produces a change of 20 dB for a total or 120 dB of attenuation. Used with other coaxial elements the such as the [[874-VI|874-VI Voltmeter Indicator]] or the [[874-VR|874-VR Voltmeter Rectifier]], the 874-GA can be used to attenuate and monitor signal generators and oscillators. The attenuator can also be used to measure the attenuation of a network by the substitution method.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==


* '''Calibrated Range:''' 120 dB
* '''Calibrated Range:''' 120 dB
* '''Accuracy of Attenuation:''' ±0.5 db when corrected
* '''Insertion Loss''':
* '''Frequency Range:''' 100 MHz to 3000 MHz
** At beginning of calibrated range: Approximately inversely proportional to frequency up to 1 GHz; approximately 20 dB at 1 GHz with tuned input; approximately 33 dB with input line terminated in 50 Ω
* '''Waveguide Mode:''' TE 1,1 ; cutoff frequency 12,300 MHz
** Outside of calibrated range: Approximately inversely proportional to frequency; approximately 18 dB at 1 GHz
* '''Accuracy of Attenuation:''' ±0.5 dB when corrected
* '''Frequency Range:''' 100 MHz to 3 GHz
* '''Waveguide Mode:''' TE<sub>1,1</sub>; cutoff frequency 12.3 GHz


==Links==
==Links==

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