Oscilloscopes remain a hot topic on the RF DesignLine, so I had a virtual “sit down” with some leaders in the industry to see where the technology is, and where they think it is going. The following ...

Software defined radio (SDR) has been one of your popular search topics this year on RF DesignLine. Recently I had the opportunity to hear from some people who are very active in this market: Frank ...

It seems almost too quiet. By almost all accounts, the broadcast RF spectrum, specifically for UHF TV, will soon be massively re-allocated. Will the TV repack will make for one last hurrah for RF ...

Adequate grounding means different things to different engineers. To the electrical engineer it means compliance with the National Electric Code (NEC). To the RF engineer it means proper grounding and ...

RF signal observation has evolved from yesteryear’s spectrum analyzer to today’s RF recorder. Swept spectrum analyzers, FFT analyzers, and real-time signal analyzers all had limitations. Today’s RF ...

This article appeared in Microwaves & RF and has been published here with permission. It’s not uncommon to want to measure the Q factor of a resonator. One may need to determine its suitability for ...