PI pad attenuator calculator for different input and output impedances with suggestion for standard closest resistors (best return loss)
Resistor values...
Standard Resistor values normalized to a range 1...10 (multiply by a power of 10 to get a proper value)
1% (E96)
1.00 1.02 1.05 1.07 1.10 1.13 1.15 1.18 1.21 1.24 1.27 1.30 1.33 1.37 1.40 1.43 1.47 1.50 1.54 1.58 1.62 1.65 1.69 1.74 1.78 1.82 1.87 1.91 1.96 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.15 2.21 2.26 2.32 2.37 2.43 2.49 2.55 2.61 2.67 2.74 2.80 2.87 2.94 3.01 3.09 3.16 3.24 3.32 3.40 3.48 3.57 3.65 3.74 3.83 3.92 4.02 4.12 4.22 4.32 4.42 4.53 4.64 4.75 4.87 4.99 5.11 5.23 5.36 5.49 5.62 5.76 5.90 6.04 6.19 6.34 6.49 6.65 6.81 6.98 7.15 7.32 7.50 7.68 7.87 8.06 8.25 8.45 8.66 8.87 9.09 9.31 9.53 9.76
2% (E48)
1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.21 1.27 1.33 1.40 1.47 1.54 1.62 1.69 1.78 1.87 1.96 2.05 2.15 2.26 2.37 2.49 2.61 2.74 2.87 3.01 3.16 3.32 3.48 3.65 3.83 4.02 4.22 4.42 4.64 4.87 5.11 5.36 5.62 5.90 6.19 6.49 6.81 7.15 7.50 7.87 8.25 8.66 9.09 9.53
5% (E24)
1.00 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.50 1.60 1.80 2.00 2.20 2.40 2.70 3.00 3.30 3.60 3.90 4.30 4.70 5.10 5.60 6.20 6.80 7.50 8.20 9.10
10% (E12)
1.00 1.20 1.50 1.80 2.20 2.70 3.30 3.90 4.70 5.60 6.80 8.20