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“RF power divider” with 51R resistors in star configuration

Keep your eyes open when shopping on AliExpress. This device was supposed to be an RF 50-Ohm power splitter. With 51 Ohm resistors in a star configuration it’s a 153 Ohm system power splitter, not a 50 Ohm one. Instead of 51R there should be 16.67 Ohm (or close to) resistors.

Links:

• https://aliexpress.ru/item/4000153556517.html
• https://aliexpress.ru/item/4000152357421.html
• https://aliexpress.ru/item/4000167827437.html

and so on.

So far I have found only one correct item with a star configuration and 16.5R: https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005002517540493.html

Another working alternative is to use triangle configuration (with which Chinese developers seem to have more luck): https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005001273710257.html

Triangle power splitter. 51R here is appropriate (though 49R9 would be better)