Diplexer - from Tonne Software

The Windows ® program for designing diplexers of both
the highpass/lowpass and bandpass/bandstop types

Included on the CD accompanying the 2008 ARRL Handbook

Diplexer is one of the programs included on the Bonus CD accompanying the 2008 ARRL Handbook

Updated to 2.07 10 April 2008 - added LTspice schematic routine to Bandpass/Bandstop version

Updated to 2.06 25 March 2008 - added LTspice schematic routine to Highpass/Lowpass version

Updated to 2.05 28 September 2007 - extended frequency range to 10 Hz-10GHz

Updated to 2.04 28 February 2006 - added bandpass/bandstop topology.

Updated to 2.03 13 February 2006 - added plotting for return loss.

Updated to 2.02 26 January 2006 - added plotting for transmission. This also allowed the tuning of various items to be added.

This program expedites the design of lumped-element diplexers using both the lowpass/highpass and the bandpass/bandstop topologies.

Here are the highlights of this program:

This interactive program accepts for its inputs the crossover frequency (for the highpass/lowpass topology) or the lower and upper bandedges (for the bandpass/bandstop topology), the order (number of parts), the passband ripple and the system impedance.
Click on the Design button and you see the schematic drawn on the screen including component values.
Click on the Print button and send the data plot and the schematic to the printer using a very high resolution plotting system (not just a screen dump).
On the Plot screen, you can "tune" the crossover or bandedge frequencies, the passband ripple and the order and get instant feedback regarding how those items affect the transmission to the two ports as well as the return loss looking into the common port.
Diplexer now generates schematic files for LTspice. (Tonne Software has no connection with Linear Technology or LTspice.)
On exiting the program the current design is saved to enable a simplified program restart.

Click on these graphics to see larger Design and Plot screens: