A wide range tunable capacitor bank, comprising: a first variable capacitor, the capacitance value of which is adjustable within a predetermined capacitance range defined by a minimum capacitance value and a maximum capacitance value; and a plurality of switched capacitors electrically connected in parallel to each other and to the first variable capacitor; wherein the plurality of switched capacitors are configured to be selectively actuated to permit continuous tuning of the capacitor bank over a second capacitance range that is greater than the predetermined capacitance range, wherein each of the plurality of switched capacitors comprises a combination of a switch and a variable capacitor, the capacitance value of the variable capacitor of each of the plurality of switched capacitors being adjustable within a predetermined capacitance tuning range corresponding thereto; and further wherein each of the plurality of switched capacitors is configured such that when the switch thereof is actuated, the corresponding variable capacitor is configured to allow the capacitance value thereof to be adjusted within the predetermined capacitance tuning range corresponding thereto, wherein the predetermined capacitance tuning range corresponding to each variable capacitor of the plurality of switched capacitors is defined by a minimum capacitance value and a maximum capacitance value, wherein the minimum capacitance value of each variable capacitor of the plurality of switched capacitors is different than the minimum capacitance values of the other variable capacitors of the plurality of switched capacitors, and the maximum capacitance value of each variable capacitor of the plurality of switched capacitors is different than the maximum capacitance values of the other variable capacitors of the plurality of switched capacitors, wherein the plurality of switched capacitors comprises a first switched capacitor and a second switched capacitor, and wherein the minimum capacitance value and the maximum capacitance value defining the predetermined capacitance tuning range of the variable capacitor of the first switched capacitor (14 1) are the same as the minimum capacitance value and the maximum capacitance value, respectively, defining the predetermined capacitance range of the first variable capacitor, while the minimum capacitance value and the maximum capacitance value defining the predetermined capacitance tuning range of the variable capacitor of the second switched capacitor (14 2) are double the minimum capacitance value and the maximum capacitance value, respectively, defining the predetermined capacitance tuning range of the variable capacitor of the first switched capacitor (14 1). a first variable capacitor, the capacitance value of which is adjustable within a predetermined capacitance range defined by a minimum capacitance value and a maximum capacitance value; and a plurality of switched capacitors electrically connected in parallel to each other and to the first variable capacitor; wherein the plurality of switched capacitors are configured to be selectively actuated to permit continuous tuning of the capacitor bank over a second capacitance range that is greater than the predetermined capacitance range, wherein each of the plurality of switched capacitors comprises a combination of a switch and a variable capacitor, the capacitance value of the variable capacitor of each of the plurality of switched capacitors being adjustable within a predetermined capacitance tuning range corresponding thereto; and further wherein each of the plurality of switched capacitors is configured such that when the switch thereof is actuated, the corresponding variable capacitor is configured to allow the capacitance value thereof to be adjusted within the predetermined capacitance tuning range corresponding thereto, wherein the predetermined capacitance tuning range corresponding to each variable capacitor of the plurality of switched capacitors is defined by a minimum capacitance value and a maximum capacitance value, wherein the minimum capacitance value of each variable capacitor of the plurality of switched capacitors is different than the minimum capacitance values of the other variable capacitors of the plurality of switched capacitors, and the maximum capacitance value of each variable capacitor of the plurality of switched capacitors is different than the maximum capacitance values of the other variable capacitors of the plurality of switched capacitors, wherein the plurality of switched capacitors comprises a first switched capacitor and a second switched capacitor, and wherein the minimum capacitance value and the maximum capacitance value defining the predetermined capacitance tuning range of the variable capacitor of the first switched capacitor (14 1) are the same as the minimum capacitance value and the maximum capacitance value, respectively, defining the predetermined capacitance range of the first variable capacitor, while the minimum capacitance value and the maximum capacitance value defining the predetermined capacitance tuning range of the variable capacitor of the second switched capacitor (14 2) are double the minimum capacitance value and the maximum capacitance value, respectively, defining the predetermined capacitance tuning range of the variable capacitor of the first switched capacitor (14 1).