Measuring Ferrite Loss
FT140-43 3T
S11 with No Load
Yre = R / (R^2 + X^2)
At 14 MHz, Yre = 225.35 / (225.35^2 + 221.66^2) = 0.002255
dB = 10 * Log10(0.02 / (Yre + 0.02))
dB = 10 * Log10(0.02 / (0.002255 + 0.02)) = -0.464 dB
Shunt R = 1/Yre = 443.4Ω
14 MHz μ' = (2.52 / 7.55) * 800 = 267
S21 and S11 with 50Ω Load
14 MHz VSWR 1.17 Mismatch loss = 0.02674 dB
14 MHz Core dB = -0.49 + 0.02674 = -0.463 dB
14 MHz Parallel L = 4.68 uH
S21 SimSmith Model
Air Inductor for Comparison