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Jessica Patterson 2020.12.21

If you have worked with a vector network analyzer (VNA), you are probably used to calibrating your measurement setup to account for losses. However, when you’re working with a signal or spectrum analy

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#Calibration #Signal Analyzers

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Jessica Patterson 2020.12.16

Welcome back to the Spectrum Analysis Basics blog series! In part 4, I went over video filtering and trace averaging. This time, I’ll explain time gating. Time-gated spectrum analysis enables you to o

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#Signal Analyzers #Measurement Fundamentals

RF + Microwave

Jessica Patterson 2020.08.31

Welcome back to the Spectrum Analysis Basics blog series. In part 3, I went over detector types and how spectrum analyzers gather and display data, including average detection. In this blog, I’ll go o

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#Spectrum Analyzers #Measurement Fundamentals

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Jessica Patterson 2020.07.31

In Part 2 of the spectrum analysis basics blog series, I went over the block diagram of a classic spectrum analyzer and introduced the concept of the envelope detector. This time, I’ll go over more de

9 min read

#Signal Analyzers #Spectrum Analyzers

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Jessica Patterson 2020.05.28

In my last blog, I talked about types of spectrum analyzers, frequency and time domain basics, and a few applications of spectrum analyzers. In this blog, I’ll go over the block diagram of a spectrum

5 min read

#Spectrum Analyzers #Signal Analyzers #Measurement Fundamentals

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Jessica Patterson 2020.05.01

Spectrum Analysis Basics, Part 1 – What is a spectrum analyzer? The concept of spectrum analysis is a little daunting. From simple amplitude and frequency measurements to complex, application-specific

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#Signal Analyzers #Spectrum Analyzers #Measurement Fundamentals

Jessica Patterson

How to Calibrate a Spectrum Analyzer

Spectrum Analysis Basics: Part 5 - Time Gating

Spectrum Analysis Fundamentals, Part 4: Video Filtering and Trace Averaging

Spectrum Analysis Basics - Part 3: Detector Types

Spectrum Analysis Basics - Part 2: What's in a spectrum analyzer?

Spectrum Analysis Basics, Part 1 - What is a Spectrum Analyzer?