The effects of substrate materials on the design of microstrip power divider are investigated theoretically and experimentally. Three\r\ndielectric substrate materials, Duroid 3003, G10/FR4 epoxy Glass, and Duroid 3010, are chosen to be studied. A three-way twostage\r\npower divider is designed at S-band frequency of 2.25 GHz and etched on each studied substrate separately. The substrate\r\neffects on the characteristics and performance of the microsrip circuits are studied taking into consideration the large difference in\r\ndielectric constant and the dissipation factor. The circuit designs presented here are analyzed using the Genesys CAD program and\r\nimplemented and tested experimentally. The simulated and measured results are compared and discussed, and they indicate that\r\nsignificant changes in the characteristics of the microstrip power divider are observed.
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