A method of determining values for a set of construction parameters of a cavity resonator comprising a housing having a base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the base and an upper cover plate, and an inner conductor having a width dimension D and extending upwardly from the base along a length L, the housing comprising a first material and the inner conductor comprising a second material different from the first material, the method comprising the steps of:
- calculating the resonant frequency f0 as a function of temperature and the set of construction parameters, and
- varying the values of the set of construction parameters and repeating the calculating step to derive optimum values for the set of construction parameters from the result of the calculation yielding a minimum temperature induced change of resonant frequency f0 in a given temperature range ΔT with respect to the set of construction parameters, characterized in that the set of construction parameters includes the width dimension D of the inner conductors.