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Who buys the ultra-expensive test equipment, and what's it used for?
pdenisowski:
--- Quote from: Fried Chicken on March 24, 2024, 04:55:31 am ---Who is buying this?! Where is it used? What industries need this sort of test equipment and why? I mean these questions earnestly.
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The ESMD is primarily used for spectrum monitoring, communications intelligence, and signals intelligence. A lot of customers are mil/gov, but we have civilian customers for the ESMD as well.
--- Quote from: Fried Chicken on March 24, 2024, 04:55:31 am ---But what's driving the development of this new ever-more capable, ever more expensive equipment? It seems like the test equipment industry is alive and well as it's ever been over the past 50 years. I wouldn't even know what to do with a $400k wideband receiver.
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As spectrum gets more crowded and signals become more challenging (wider bandwidths, frequency hopping and low POI, etc.), radiomonitoring and radiolocation also require greater capability.
pdenisowski:
--- Quote from: Bicurico on March 24, 2024, 09:24:35 pm ---Also, R&S will provide it's customers with paid support and training, which Siglent customers don't get.
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I was one of those people who provided support and training on R&S products, including this one (the ESMD). And we didn't charge extra for it :)
pdenisowski:
--- Quote from: AndyBeez on March 24, 2024, 09:43:30 pm ---Fun fact, test equipment engineers and their families need to eat too.
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Yes, yes they do. :)
Smokey:
yes! pdenisowski, coming to the defense of the high end test equipment manufacturers! Love it.
Keep making cool stuff, even if I can't afford it....
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