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mshroyertoday at 3:54 AM1 replyview on HN

Why on earth is so much more expensive than an arbitrary pair of devices that could max out a cable?


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ChrisMarshallNYtoday at 4:10 AM

Think about it.

You need to generate a precise, calibrated, 40GHz signal, transmit it, then precisely measure the returned signal for phase, amplitude, and waveform integrity -at that speed.

Oscilloscopes and logic analyzers that run at that speed, are damn expensive.