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| tautech:
--- Quote from: Marcel G on August 28, 2022, 08:08:24 am ---Hi Tautech, Would like to try out an SNA5000A or read a good (review) test, but unfortunately they are still somewhere. Somewhere on this site there is someone who owns a decent device but the test he has done mean nothing in practice. --- End quote --- We have a SNA5005A, the 4 port 4.5 GHz model which as yet I haven't done a lot with yet however I do want to get it to my buddy hendorog whom is a VNA whizz kid for some more complex tests and comparison against his HP VNA's. There's a thread here I started about them: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/siglent-sna5000x-two-and-four-port-vnas-coming/ Then I realize I'm a bit slack as we had it on display at NZ EMEX bidirectionally sweeping one of hendorog's filters and I never grabbed screenshots ! |O If you want to see something from it do ask and we'll take it to the thread. |
| tomud:
--- Quote from: Marcel G on August 28, 2022, 07:52:17 am ---My advice is save enough money and buy a real VNA. --- End quote --- I have access to a good VNA (Keysight N5242B), but sorry I'm not going to spend that much money on hobby equipment :scared: Another thing is just not me asking in this thread what VNA to buy ;) Maybe in the future I will buy an SNA5000 or some other VNA, but at the moment I do not plan such a purchase... The mentioned E5062A has too little bandwidth for me. I need a minimum of 6GHz and the dynamics is preferably 125dB |
| nctnico:
--- Quote from: Marcel G on August 28, 2022, 07:52:17 am ---Once you have worked with real VNA you have forgotten ALL the solutions suggested here. (Nanovna, Libre, VNWA, LiteVNA, SVA, SSA etc etc). My advice is save enough money and buy a real VNA. --- End quote --- I don't doubt that at all but when I looked for a VNA last year, I noticed that a real VNA which has a decent amount of life left (so with at least a TFT screen) sets you back quite a lot of money. Like 4k to 6k euro; even the broken ones go for serious amounts of money (ballpark 3k euro). |
| Marcel G:
Tomud, I have access to a good VNA (Keysight N5242B), but sorry I'm not going to spend that much money on hobby equipment. Then you know exactly the difference if you don,t have the money for it then it stops and you can,t make demands either. Tautech, Please do an extensive test like he has tested the SVA1015 and would also like to see the speed at different bandwidths (full span) and trace noise. The sales story of Siglent on Youtube could not convince me enough to buy the device. I called the importer (Eleshop) here in the Netherlands for a test, but they don,t have one in stock. Regards, Marcel |
| joeqsmith:
--- Quote from: tomud on August 28, 2022, 10:14:29 am ---I have access to a good VNA (Keysight N5242B), but sorry I'm not going to spend that much money on hobby equipment :scared: Another thing is just not me asking in this thread what VNA to buy ;) Maybe in the future I will buy an SNA5000 or some other VNA, but at the moment I do not plan such a purchase... The mentioned E5062A has too little bandwidth for me. I need a minimum of 6GHz and the dynamics is preferably 125dB --- End quote --- If you are using the N5242B for work, you may not be happy with the low cost VNAs. The 125bB would certainly be a deal breaker. --- Quote from: nctnico on August 28, 2022, 10:52:50 am ---I don't doubt that at all but when I looked for a VNA last year, I noticed that a real VNA which has a decent amount of life left (so with at least a TFT screen) sets you back quite a lot of money. Like 4k to 6k euro; even the broken ones go for serious amounts of money (ballpark 3k euro). --- End quote --- I was looking for something with TFT, Ethernet, 4-receiver, 1kHz to 3GHz. There was a person trying to sell me a turn key PNA with faster CPU/cal standards/cables for I think 13 USD. Way over my budget. I watched them post it and eventually dropped the price to I think under 8. A very good deal IMO assuming it all worked. |
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