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[[File:LNB circuit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|alt=Satellite-TV block-converter circuit board|A [[low-noise block converter]] with distributed element circuitry. The circuitry on the right is [[lumped element]]. The distributed element circuitry is centre and left of centre, and is constructed in [[microstrip]].]]

'''Distributed element circuits''' are electrical circuits composed of lengths of [[transmission line]]s or other distributed components. These circuits perform the same functions as conventional circuits composed of [[Passivity (engineering)|passive]] components, such as [[capacitor]]s, [[inductor]]s, and [[transformer]]s, as implemented by the [[distributed element model]]. They are used mostly at [[microwave]] frequencies, where the use of conventional components areis difficult (or impossible) to implement if the [[distributed element model]] is not used.

A major advantage of distributed element circuits is that they can be produced cheaply as a [[printed circuit board]] for consumer products, such as [[satellite television]]. They are also made in [[coaxial cable|coaxial]] and [[waveguide (electromagnetism)|waveguide]] formats for applications such as [[radar]], [[satellite communication]], and [[microwave link]]s.