H7215A/B-101 RF & Microwave Measurement Fundamentals

Audience: Engineers and technicians who start working with RF & Microwave test instruments and want to review the fundamentals.

This class studies the principles of microwaves on transmission lines and power measurements, signal sources, mixers and modulation techniques; and the use of signal types in test applications.

Understand amplitude and angle modulation, vector and scalar network measurements, and spectrum analyzer measurements through extensive hands-on interaction.

What you will Learn

• How to interpret specification in datasheets
• Understand practical microwave measurements
• Understand the importance of proper impedance matching in high-frequency microwave circuits
• How and why SWR, power and noise measurements are made
• Understand noise and its effect on microwave circuits

Prerequisites

• A general understanding of electronic and measurement principles.

Outline

• Day 1
  • Introduction to Transmission Lines
  • Microwave Power Measurements
  • Demonstration: Impedance Matching and Power Measurements
• Day 2
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Angle Modulation
  • Demonstration: Modulation Basics
  • Vector Network Analysis
• Day 3
  • Scalar Network Analysis
  • Linearity
  • Demonstration: Vector and Scalar Network Analysis
• Day 4
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Noise and Noise Figure
  • Demonstration: Spectrum Analysis, Noise and Noise Figure Measurements
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Equipment