Most design engineers are familiar with tools of the trade such as voltmeters, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers. Some may not have had the opportunity to use a vector network ...

RF engineers working with cable, terrestrial, or satellite TV applications are frequently required to make S-parameter measurements. Using a minimum loss pad to transform the conventional 50W test ...

With vector network analyzers, the commercial offerings seem to come in two flavors: relatively inexpensive but limited capabilities, and full-featured but scary expensive. There doesn’t seem to be ...