Greetings all: I have long wished that I had an instrument for sweeping filters and components that I am working on, to determine where I can expect the usefulness to start rolling off, where and if there are resonances, etc. Several options have crossed my mind, including adding a tracking generator to my spectrum analyzer, buying an impedance analyzer, using a network analyzer, etc.
I'd appreciate any experiences, advice, and recommendations the group has to offer. I'm looking for input on cost, effectiveness, usable frequency range, methods, issues like minimizing (or nulling?) parasitics, effects of impedance mis-match (the instrument may be 50ohms but there's no way the circuit being filtered will be!), etc. I'll gladly collate the replies and send them back to the group once the discussion's done. Please reply to the forum, not to me directly, so we get some dialogue going. Thanks Jim Eichner > Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer Statpower Technologies Corporation [email protected] http://www.statpower.com Any opinions expressed are those of my invisible friend, who really exists. Honest. --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
