There will always be some edge roll off. Decimation includes filtering and 
those filters cannot be infinitely steep. 
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> On Feb 18, 2025, at 2:12 AM, Brendan Horsfield 
> <brendan.horsfi...@vectalabs.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I have a question about the usable bandwidth of the X300 USRP / UBX-160 
> daughterboard combo at sampling rates below 200 Msps:
> 
> As I understand it, the UBX-160 receiver has an analog (hardware) filter 
> before the ADC that limits the usable bandwidth to 160 MHz, while the ADC 
> runs at 200 Msps.  Therefore the usable bandwidth is around 80% of the sample 
> rate.
> 
> My question is:  What is the usable bandwidth at lower sampling rates?  Does 
> the 80% factor always apply?  
> 
> For example, if I set the decimation factor to 4, so that my sampling rate is 
> 50 Msps, does this mean that the usable bandwidth will be 40 MHz?
> 
> Thanks & Regards,
> Brendan.
> 
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