$5000 Uni-T UTG9504T 500MHz Function Generator Partial Review (The Lost Tapes)

[EEVblog]

I originally shot this review footage back in Sept 2024, but didn't finish it because, reasons I guess. So just uploaded what I shot at the time, it's UNFINISHED.
Working on a way more interesting main channel video which is a design pricing analysis of this unit. And the audeince survey results showed that people don't really want to see detailed reviews of expensive high end bits of kit, so I don't see the value in finishing off the review of such a high end bit of kit. But if you want to see me finish it, leave it in the comments.

[ballsystemlord]

If it makes a difference to you Dave, the higher end stuff is where you see the engineers' efforts shine. That's why I like to see reviews of these things so much. You also get to see what's possible with enough education, effort, and money. It's inspirational IMHO.

Can you tell me/us about how this thing does with respect to it's 500MHz rating? When I heard about this line of function gens, I was put off by the uncertainty of buying from a very low end brand.

Thanks

[EEVblog]

If it makes a difference to you Dave, the higher end stuff is where you see the engineers' efforts shine. That's why I like to see reviews of these things so much. You also get to see what's possible with enough education, effort, and money. It's inspirational IMHO.

To do this sort of thing well you have to design and build experiments to showcase leading edge features, and that's usually not something you can easily just knock up.
The only one doing this is The Signal Path, and he's able to do that relatively easily because his day job is a researcher on leading edge RF silicon, so there is a good chance he has lots of such demo type systems to hand.
Sadly it limits your audience.

I've done it a few times, like here, but the effort/reward is limited.

[ballsystemlord]

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To do this sort of thing well you have to design and build experiments to showcase leading edge features, and that's usually not something you can easily just knock up.
The only one doing this is The Signal Path, and he's able to do that relatively easily because his day job is a researcher on leading edge RF silicon, so there is a good chance he has lots of such demo type systems to hand.
Sadly it limits your audience.

I've done it a few times, like here, but the effort/reward is limited.
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I do love the work of The Signal Path. He seems a gentle soul. But while he goes into depth working on one or two experiments to showcase the instruments, you tend to do a more general overview of the instruments and you typically spend a bit more time on the teardowns.

To put it another way, I saw the efforts of you and he as complimentary. You're not replaceable by him IMHO.

Thanks