https://www.addohms.com/tags/hands-on/ Recent content in Hands-On on AddOhms by Bald Engineer Hugo en-US Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:41:41 +0000 https://www.addohms.com/mxo-4-oscilloscope-from-rohde-and-schwarz-hands-on-review/ Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:41:41 +0000 https://www.addohms.com/?p=437 <p>Hands down, no questions asked; the MXO 4 Oscilloscope from R&amp;S is the most impressive scope I have ever used. The main reason I say that is because it is FAST. Over the past 20 years, I have worked for 3 of the 4 top oscilloscope companies (always in technical roles.) So I have used almost every major oscilloscope model for the past two decades.</p> <p>Now, regarding oscilloscopes, “fast” can mean a couple of different things. First, it could mean the bandwidth is very high. The MXO 4 is a low-to-mid-range bandwidth instrument with options from 200 MHz to 1.5 GHz. So, that isn’t what I mean by fast. Second, it could mean how quickly it starts up. And even though it is a PC-based instrument, it is ready to make measurements in about 45 seconds. But that isn’t what I mean.</p>