I think what they are trying to sayis they REALLY want a network analyzer. SA +FG = S12 measurement (sorta)
Quoting Paul Bicknell <paul@...>:
Hi Dave
I think you have it ! it is the tracking generator obsession
As we have only had one person com back saying he requires it but shame it
only goes to 1000 mhz I would think the minimum now days would be 2000 Mhz
for sat comes IF work
Regards Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave McGuire
Sent: 25 April 2020 15:48
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Test Equipment For Sale
On 4/25/20 5:59 AM, Paul Bicknell wrote:
During the last year on a number of sites I have seen several requests
for people buying their fist spectrum analyser and all have spoken about
wanting a tracking generator
I personally have only used an analyser with a tracking generator a few
times in my life and that was 35 years ago a Marconi 110 Mhz spectrum
analyser for setting up IF filters
In my early days I started using swappers and diode detectors or power
meters with an oscilloscope then moved onto Scaler analysers
Could it be the new people are not familiar with other test equipment
and think a spectrum analyser is the only tool they require and unaware
of sweepers and Scalier analysers
I've wondered about this myself. I've always just assumed that the
tracking generator obsession was from people who don't know about (or
are intimidated by) network analyzers.
-Dave
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
