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Enhanced TDR Measurements with your SIGLENT SNA5000A Vector Network Analyzer

Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) is an important method for measuring cable and connection quality for high-speed transmissions. This video shows how to use the advanced TDR mode with the Siglent…

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Miniature VNA in a Ground Sensing Demo from Copper Mountain

Brian Walker from Copper Mountain Technologies show a demo of the smallest metrology grade, 2-port VNA operating to 5.5 GHz used in a ground sensing application at IMS 2023 in San Diego.

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New Keysight E5081A ENA-X 44 GHz VNA Demo

Keysight demonstrates the new E5081A ENA-X VNA that comes in 20 and 44 GHz with 2 or 4 port options and can make many measurements such as S-parameters, gain compression, EVM, ACPR, spurious, NPR,…

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Satellite Communications/Phased Array Measurements with PNA-X

Keysight demonstrates their PNA-X showing a wideband satellite communications modulation and demodulation setup plus characterization and calibration of phased array antennas at IMS 2023 in San Diego

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Anritsu PhaseLync VNA System

Anritsu shows off their new VNA PhaseLync system accurate up to a distance of 100 meters at IMS 2023 in San Diego.

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IMS 2022 Demo: System on Module SDR with a Radio Carbon RFFE

Danny Molezion from Richardson RFPD and Luke Tholen from NextGen RF Design demonstrate a system on module SDR with a Radio Carbon RFFE operating to 6 GHz and configurable with a easy to use GUI.

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IMS 2022 Demo: First Single Sweep 70 kHz to 220 GHz Spectrum Analyzer

Navneet Kataria, Product Marketing Manager at Anritsu, demonstrates the first 70 kHz to 220 GHz single sweep spectrum analyzer with remote mmWave modules using 0.6 mm connectors.

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mmWave Measurements with a Low Frequency VNA

It is important to use the right equipment for the right measurement to get results that are accurate. Precision millimeter-wave (mmWave) measurements normally require a VNA with built-in capability…

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How to Optimize Lossy Long Cable Measurements with a VNA

Sometimes the RF reflection measurement which needs to be made is on the end of a lossy coaxial cable. How can this be done? Is it even possible? The answer is… maybe. The best answer is to…

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Automatic Fixture Removal Software Demonstration

Automatic Fixture Removal (AFR) is an intuitive software plug-in that is used to accurately measure hard-to-access devices, such as SMD-sized components mounted on a fixture by de-embedding the…

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Scalar Mixer Calibration with a 2-port VNA

This demo is done using the soon to be released S5243 2-port 43 GHz Compact VNA. Frequency offset measurement capability is standard on all Copper Mountain Technologies two and four-port VNAs. This…

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An improved VNA calibration and validation method for increased confidence in measurements

In this video, Chase Gibson demonstrates how Insight uses characterized device (CD) VNA calibration kits and verification kits to objectively qualify a VNA calibration and determine whether the…

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Tech Fair 2021: mmW and Sub-THz 50Ω Gain Compression and Active Load Pull Measurements

Performing device characterization measurements at millimeter-wave and sub-THz frequencies can be challenging for several reasons. First, it’s difficult to achieve accurate and repeatable…

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Non-conventional Calibration

There are many different methods that can be used to calibrate a VNA. CMT’s Senior RF Engineer Brian Walker discusses various forms of calibration and the benefits of each.

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TRL Calibration

TRL refers to Thru Reflect Line Calibration and is intended for full 2-port calibration. Learn how to perform TRL calibration and the benefits of doing so.

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Remote Horn Antenna Measurements with RNVNA Software

In this video, Brian Walker, Senior RF Design Engineer at Copper Mountain Technologies demonstrates how to utilize RNVNA software for multiport remote measurement to analyze the S21 parameter of 2…

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