DSO vs Spectrum analysers for 100 MHz

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yesilovethis

Joined Jul 28, 2016
23
Hi everyone,
I am planning to buy a DSO (Siglent 1000X most likely). I am curious how good is the FFT function of these scopes? are they able to show the harmonics and their relative powers (not accurate but approximate) of a RF device whose frequencies (e.g. 144 MHz) are higher than the Analog bandwidth of the scope itself (e.g. -3db bandwidth of 50 or 100 MHz)?
How good is the resolution power and relative power measurement capability of these scopes in the lower RF band (< 30 MHz) for a DSO with 100Mhz analog bandwidth?
Many thanks in advance.
 

SLK001

Joined Nov 29, 2011
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A FFT is only as good as the sample. I would say that you will not see anything useful beyond twice the sampling frequency. The analog BW has little to do with the digital capabilities of the scope.
 

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yesilovethis

Joined Jul 28, 2016
23
A FFT is only as good as the sample. I would say that you will not see anything useful beyond twice the sampling frequency. The analog BW has little to do with the digital capabilities of the scope.
So a dso with 2GHz sampling rate has better fft resolution than a scope with 1GHz sampling rate? Thanks for information.
 
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