Few pieces of engineering equipment are as fundamental as a spectrum analyser. With their help, it’s possible to quickly ...

2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany. In German history there is perhaps no greater instance of a paradigm shift than what occurred on Nov. 9, 1989. US Army 5th ...

Interfering signals are one of the most well-known nuisance for GNSS receivers. A number of terrestrial systems and devices can generate various types of interference, either intentionally or not, but ...

Having trouble capturing signals in busy airwaves? How a handheld tool can record, stream, & replay wideband signals so you ...

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is increasing the warfighter’s ability to operate in the complex spectrum environment by providing operational support through electromagnetic battlespace ...

When designing with interconnects, we're often concerned about issues such as crosstalk and reflections. We frequently ask for models from the manufacturers so we can run simulations to determine the ...

Optimizing the performance of spectrum and signal analyzers involves trade-offs based on each instrument’s strengths and weaknesses. Keysight Technologies’ Sai Yang, product manager microwave and ...

Like most modern radio communications devices, wireless local-area networks (WLANs), RFID tags, and 3G cellular systems rely on complex modulations that require specialized signal-analysis ...

In Part 1 of this review, we discussed the basic architecture, specifications and controls of the Signal Hound BB60C real-time spectrum analyzer. In Part 2, we’ll show you some actual measurements and ...

Current optical fibre transmission systems rely on modulation, coding and multiplexing techniques that were originally developed for linear communication channels. However, linear transmission ...