Hello!!
I am a Spanish amateur radio operator EA7EE, but I have always wanted a RF Lab... From nine years old to nowadays I always have own some type of lab...
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But My work in my company with Digital Programing, Test Benches, VHDL and FPGA is somewhat boring...
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So... I built a a RF lab in my house ...
First I got all types of components, SMD, thru hole, etc.. RF, AF, etc.. And I sort and catalog all the components... Easy because, at work, I planify the working labs, HI HI..
The last year, I get a RIGOL MSO1074-S, a RIGOL DSA-815-TG, a RIGOL DP832, a BIRD meter, a Brymen multimeter, a IDM 73 (RS-AMIDATA) Multimeter, an Acceco Frequency Meter, and then This Year I get fool and I buy second hand:
- A refurbished and calibrated Willtek Stabilock 4032 with frequency extension.
- A working SA Tektronix 492BP to 20GHz
- A working Rhode & Schwarz CMU200 with I/Q, Audio Tester..
- A RF probe Agilent HP85024A to 3GHz
And then .. I lost all my money...
I want to redesign and copy some MW transverters... I want to study RF design... But I don't want to wait to retirement... I am only 45 years old... HI HI...
So finally cause of work and family... I don't have the time to play with my toys... But I plan to have more time this summer... and I got some microwave hardware...
So... The next year I plan to get an Agilent 34401A, 53131A, and some microwave tools...
What do you think?
Regards
Manuel