In this episode Shahriar reviews the newly released Siglent SVA1032X:
https://siglentna.com/product/sva1032x/
The SVA series instrument spectrum & vector network analyzers are powerful and flexible tools for broadcast and RF device / system testing. With a wide frequency range covering 9 kHz to 3.2 GHz, the analyzer delivers reliable automatic measurements and plenty of features including a tracking generator and multiple modes of operation. This review is organized as follows:
00:09 Introduction and instrument overview
02:25 Complete teardown and detailed analysis of the instrument hardware
23:36 Basic instrument GUI operation and overload detection limitations
28:38 Tracking generator signal purity and performance
30:06 Instrument internal phase noise performance
33:01 VNA operation and amplifier impedance tuning experiment
39:28 Amplifier characterization using builtin functions
44:20 Digital demodulation experiments
49:30 Distance to fault experiments using builtin functions
49:16 Concluding remarks
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