A 3-way power divider is a fundamental and critical passive microwave component. Its primary function is to evenly split an input signal into three output signals with equal amplitude and identical phase, effectively dividing the power in half. Conversely, when the signal flow is reversed, it can also serve as a combiner, merging three input signals into a single output.
Features:
Broadband operating range: Covers a wide frequency range from 1MHz to 300MHz, suitable for various RF signal processing requirements from low to medium-high frequencies.
Moderate power capacity: With a power tolerance of 2W, it can meet the needs of most small to medium power signal distribution scenarios.
Excellent amplitude and phase balance: The three output signals maintain a high degree of symmetry in both amplitude and phase. This consistency is critical for systems that require strictly equal-amplitude and in-phase excitation, such as phased arrays and beamforming networks.
Wide temperature tolerance: Designed to operate stably across a broad temperature range, this divider adapts reliably to indoor, outdoor, and industrial environments with significant thermal variations.
Compact and robust construction: With a small form factor for easy integration, the device comes equipped with standard RF connectors that ensure durable, secure connections and consistent signal transmission over long-term use.
Applications:
Wireless communication base stations: Used in multi-standard systems (2G/3G/4G/5G) to distribute RF signals to multiple transmit/receive chains or to combine different carrier signals, enabling efficient network deployment.
Phased-array radar and electronic warfare systems: Serves as a core component for providing precise reference signal distribution to large arrays of T/R modules, ensuring accurate beamforming and supporting parallel signal processing.
Test and measurement systems: Functions as a signal distribution node in vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and other test equipment, facilitating multi-channel parallel testing that significantly improves R&D validation and production-line inspection efficiency.
Distributed antenna systems (DAS): In large venues, transit hubs, and other indoor coverage scenarios, evenly distributes source power to antennas across different zones, ensuring wide-area and uniform signal coverage.
Aerospace and defense electronics: Leveraging its wideband and wide-temperature capabilities, this divider is well-suited for airborne, shipboard, and ground-station RF front-end systems where high reliability and environmental resilience are paramount.
Qualwave Inc. provide 3-way power dividers/combiners at frequencies from DC to 67GHz, and the power is up to 800W. Our 3-way power dividers/combiners are widely used in many areas. This article introduces a 3-way power dividers with frequency coverage of 1~300MHz.
1. Electrical Characteristics
Frequency: 1~300MHz
Insertion Loss*1: 1.0dB max.
Input VSWR: 1.35 max.
Output VSWR: 1.25 max.
Isolation: 20dB min.
Amplitude Balance: ±0.2dB typ.
Phase Balance: ±2° typ.
Impedance: 50Ω
Power @SUM Port: 2W max. as divider
2W max. as combiner
[1] Excluding theoretical loss 4.8dB.
2. Mechanical Properties
Connectors: SMA Female, N Female, TNC Female
Mounting: 2-Φ2.2mm through-hole (SMA)
2-Φ4.5mm through-hole (N)
3. Environment
Operating Temperature: -45~+85℃
Non-operating Temperature: -55~+125℃
4. Outline Drawings
Unit: mm [in]
Tolerance: ±0.5mm [±0.02in]
5. How To Order
QPD3-1-300-2-X
X: Connector type
Connector naming rules:
S - SMA Female (Outline A)
N - N Female (Outline B)
T - TNC Female (Outline B)
Examples:
Examples: To order a 3-way power divider, 1~300MHz, 2W, SMA female, specify QPD3-1-300-2-S.
Qualwave Inc. specializes in the research and development, production, sales, and service of microwave and millimeter wave passive and active devices. If you are interested in this product, please feel free to contact us. We are happy to provide more valuable information.
Post time: Jul-23-2026
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