摘要:Problems in structure of water load power meter and waveguide assemblies of the communication satellite transponder thermal test. This paper analyzes water load layout and reasons of signal attenuation, and then it proposes an optimization that put water load detached from satellite’s board. To ensure the reason of waveguide signal loss, this paper discusses the internal electromagnetic field distribution and currents on waveguide wall. the result of signal loss value showed that the new optimization can decrease signal attenuation value and shorten the process of crafts implementation.