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I attended the Keysight Technologies RF Back to Basics workshop in November 2019. The workshop was a very good review of RF analysis. I'd like to thank Walter Meissner for generating this list of useful links.

RF Presentations

KeySight - Find Presentations

• KeySight - The RF/Microwave Signal Chain

• KeySight - Network Analysis

• KeySight - Signal Analysis

• KeySight - Signal Generation and Digital Modulation

• KeySight - Why Accuracy Matters

• KeySight - RF/uW Measurement Uncertainty (Calc, Char, Min)

• KeySight - Fundamentals of RF Simulation

S-parameter Application Notes

• KeySight- [AN154 - S-Parameter Design Application Notes (KeySight)

• SSSMag - AN154 - S-Parameter Design Application Notes(Agilent)

• HPMemoryProject - AN154 - S-Parameter Design Application Notes (HP)

• Hawaii.Physics - S-Parameters Theory and Techniques (HP)

• SETILeague - Microwave Amplifier Design (HP)

• UIUC.EMLab - App Notes (links)

• Wikipedia - Scattering Parameters (S-Param)

• KeysightLit - Distributed Components (Agilent, 2003)

Articles & Papers

• IEEE.Xplore - E. Hammerstad and O. Jensen, "Accurate Models for Microstrip Computer-aided Design," MTT Symposium Digest , 1980.

• SourceForge.NGSpice - BSIM 3 ver 3.3 Manual

• Wikipedia - Cross (X) Parameters (X-Param)

• UIUC.EMLab - Intro to X-Parameters (ECE 451)

• KeySight - Advanced Design System (ADS) Software (30-day free)

• KeySight - Advanced Design System (ADS) YouTube video library

• KeySight - Webinar Series

• KeySight - RF Learning Center

• KeySight - Signal Generators

• KeySight - Spectrum (Signal) Analyzers

• Keysight - A-Series FieldFox Analyzers - N9927-90001

• Keysight - B-Series FieldFoxAnalyzers - N9938-90003

Testing and Calibration

• KeysightLit - Test Techniques, i.e. Accuracy

• Keysight - Setting and Using Specifications, i.e. Accuracy

• Keysight - Calibration Services - YouTube videos

• ISO - ISO/IEC 17025 testing and calibration

• NCSL - ANSI/ NCSL Z540.2-1997 (R2012) - Print Version

• Keysight - Uncertainty Calculators

Measurement Application Notes

• KeysightLit - Optimizing Spectrum Analyzer Amplitude Accuracy (AN 1316, Agilent)

• KeysightLit - Spectrum Analyzer Measurements and Noise (AN 1303, Keysight)

• Keysight - Fundamentals of RF and Microwave Power Measurements (AN 1449) link to PDFs

• KeysightLit - Fundamentals of RF and Microwave Power Measurements (AN 1449 Part 1)

• KeysightLit - Fundamentals of RF and Microwave Power Measurements (AN 1449 Part 2)

• KeysightLit - Fundamentals of RF and Microwave Power Measurements (AN 1449 Part 3)

• KeysightLit - Fundamentals of RF and Microwave Power Measurements (AN 1449 Part 4)

• KeysightLit - Revisiting Mismatch Uncertainty with Rayleigh Distribution (White Paper)

• KeysightLit - High-Accuracy Noise Figure Measurements Using PNA-X NA (AN 1408-20, Keysight)

• KeysightLit - Active Device Characterization in Pulsed Operation Using PNA-X NA (AN 1408-21, Keysight)