Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Distributed element circuit/archive1

TFA blurb review
Distributed element circuits are electrical circuits composed of lengths of transmission lines or other distributed components. Used mostly at microwave frequencies, they perform the same functions as conventional circuits composed of passive components, such as capacitors, inductors, and transformers. They are built by patterning the conducting medium itself, rather than connecting pre-manufactured components with the medium. A major advantage is that they can be produced cheaply on printed circuit boards for consumer products, such as satellite television. They are also made in coaxial and waveguide formats for applications such as radar, satellite communication, and microwave links. Distributed element circuits were used in radar in World War II, and later in military, space, and broadcasting infrastructure. Improvements in materials science led to broader applications, and they can now be found in domestic products such as satellite dishes and mobile phones.

Just a suggested blurb ... thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 22:10, 25 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Looks mostly good to me. A couple of comments;
 * The image, or rather a part of it, was previously used on the front page in Today's featured article/March 15, 2019. But I don't have a problem with that if the FAC coordinators are ok with it.
 * In the second sentence, there is grammatical disagreement between "the medium" and "a conducting medium" thus losing the connetion between them. In the article, this is written the other way round, but I understand the desire to make the subject of the sentence the same as the subject of the article.  I suggest this instead,
 * They are built by patterning the conducting medium itself, rather than connecting pre-manufactured components with the medium.
 * SpinningSpark 14:46, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Made the change. Does that image work for you? - Dank (push to talk) 15:42, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
 * That one has also been on the main page in 2018 as a DYK image. More importantly, I think that that is not the best lead picture because it is not typical of these designs.  As I said, I don't have a problem with the first image you chose, I just pointed it out in case that was an issue. By the way, I have already made the TFA request at Today's featured article/requests/Distributed element circuit. SpinningSpark 16:04, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Okay, I changed it back, it's not an issue for me. - Dank (push to talk) 16:07, 26 August 2019 (UTC)