EEVblog 1770 – Rigol RSA800 Real Time Spectrum Analyser TEARDOWN + Reverse Engineering

Teardown and reverse engineering of the new Rigol RSA800 series Real Time Spectrum Analyser, from 4.5GHz to 13GHz.

4.5GHz RSA804

8.5GHz RSA808

14GHz RSA814

https://www.rigolna.com/products/spectrum-analyzers/rsa800/

00:00 – Rigol’s new RSA800 Real Time Spectrum Analyser

06:48 – Teardown

11:42 – RF front end box teardown. Mad Man Muntz

14:55 – Back side of the RF block

16:50 – Reverse Engineering with DaveCAD

22:05 – Attenuator & Preamplifier

23:41 – Interesting split into separate HF and LF mixers