The educational and popular course offered by KTH in collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz, "RF Measurements - a course in applied spectrum and network analysis", is back!
All courses so far have been fully booked. If you have not participated in this course before, now is your chance - don't miss it! Register now to secure your spot!
Course offering
September the 30th -otober the 1st, 2025 (2 full days)
Day 1: 09:00 - 17:00
Day 2: 08:30 - 16:30
Language: Swedish
KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology, offers the course in collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz.
Course fee: 15 900 SEK.
Intended learning outcomes
The course aims to provide basic and practical knowledge of RF measurements.
Main course content
• Introduction to radio communication (analog and digital modulation, antennas, link budget)
• Basic concepts (characteristic impedance, wavelength, voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), decibels)
• Components of the measurement system
- Passive components (cables, attenuators, power splitters, directional couplers, etc.)
- Active components (mixers and amplifiers)
• Network analyzer (calibration, S-parameters, frequency sweep, power sweep, etc.)
• Noise and noise terminology (noise sources, SNR, SINAD, noise figure, noise temperature)
• The spectrum analyzer (the sweeping superheterodyne receiver, block diagram, the input attenuation, reference level, span vs. sweep time vs. RBW, selectivity, zero-span, RBW vs. VBW, detector modes)
• "Hands-on" - practical exercises and demonstrations
- Spectrum analysis 1 (basic settings)
- Spectrum analysis 2 (measurements and techniques)
- Network analysis (calibration and various types of measurements)
Course disposition
The course blends practical measurements, exercises, and demonstrations with basic theory and conceptual understanding. There will be plenty of opportunities for questions and discussion with the teachers, and other students.
Eligibility
Professionals with experience in Radar, Radio, or Telecommunication.
Teachers
Claes Beckman, KTH Communication Systems
Per Ängskog, a consultant and lecturer at the University of Gävle (HiG)
Both teachers have extensive practical and academic experience in Radio technology and RF measurements.
Claes Beckman is an antenna system engineering professor and the founding director of the research center wireless@kth. He has more than 30 years of experience in academia and the wireless (radio and radar) industry. He was the founder of the Center for RF Measurement Technology at the University of Gävle and has also worked as an RF engineer at Ericsson and a research manager at Allgon.
Per Ängskog is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Gävle (HiG) and works as a consultant in RF. He was previously associated as a researcher at the Department of Electromagnetic Engineering, KTH. During the 1990s, he designed radio test equipment for mobile phones and base stations at Ericsson Radio Systems. He has taught courses in RF measurement technology since the late 1990s, first at Ericsson and then at the University of Gävle, where he also developed systems for radio measurements in industrial environments.
More information
Please contact Mira.Andersen.ext@rohde-schwarz.com with any practical questions and Claes Beckman (claesb@kth.se) with questions regarding the course contents.
Course fee
15,900 SEK (VAT not included)
The price includes lunch, coffee, the course documentation and relevant course litterature on the subject.
Address: Faculty Lounge, KTH Electrum Kista, Isafjordsgatan 22/Kistagången 16, Kista.
You are welcome to join us!