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I'm currently studying the network analyzer(NA) and spectrum analyzer(SA), and one thing makes me wonder;
Would it be possible to 'mimick' a NA with a SA and a signal generator(SG)?
Ofcourse some phase calculations may also be required, but from my naive understanding, if a NA sends various frequencies of signal and sees the amplitude of the incoming signal, similar situation can be simulated using a SA and a SG; we may vary the input signal with SG and record the amplitudes of the received signal with SA.
The latter is ofcourse an inefficient way but.. I have understood the mechanism here, right..? Say if one doesn't have a NA but instead have SA and SG, then he can naively mimick the role of NA with SA and SG?
Would it be possible to 'mimick' a NA with a SA and a signal generator(SG)?
Ofcourse some phase calculations may also be required, but from my naive understanding, if a NA sends various frequencies of signal and sees the amplitude of the incoming signal, similar situation can be simulated using a SA and a SG; we may vary the input signal with SG and record the amplitudes of the received signal with SA.
The latter is ofcourse an inefficient way but.. I have understood the mechanism here, right..? Say if one doesn't have a NA but instead have SA and SG, then he can naively mimick the role of NA with SA and SG?