SCPI Automation of Signal Hound Spectrum Analyzers
Use Standard Commands for Programmable Instrutments (SCPI) to remotely automate and control your Signal Hound devices.
Fine-tuning your Emergency Communications Setup and Knowledge with Commsprepper
YouTube publisher Commsprepper knows his stuff when it comes to emergency communications. One glance at his list of videos reveals a guy who is not only varied in his knowledge of wireless field operations, but also extremely passionate. Amateur radio enthusiasts are a large subset of Commsprepper’s followers, and for good reason. While the spin …
EMC Precompliance with a Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Part 2 — How PC-Driven USB RTSAs Enable Low-Cost And Efficient EMC Precompliance
This is the second post in a series where we take a look at EMI and EMC precompliance using real time spectrum analyzers. Recent advances in PC-driven USB Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers (RTSAs) have enabled low-cost and efficient EMC precompliance testing and EMI identification with just a few simple tricks. All you would need is an …
EMC Precompliance with a Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Part 1 — What Is EMC/EMI And EMC Precompliance?
This is the first post in a series where we take a look at EMI and EMC precompliance using real time spectrum analyzers. Virtually every electronic device, and many non-electronic and natural phenomenon, produce electromagnetic radiation. This radiation can, intentionally or otherwise, interfere with proper electronics operation—electromagnetic interference (EMI). Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is the study …
Practical Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Applications Part 2 — RTSA Zero Span Mode For Pulsed Signal Analysis
This is the second post in a multi-part blog series where we take a look at a few practical applications of spectrum analyzers. Traditional spectrum analysis produces swept plots of power over frequency, revealing the strength of signals caught within the swept device’s analog resolution bandwidth filter. Though valuable for accurately describing continuous wave signals …
Practical Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Applications Part 1 — Basics Of Interference Hunting And Spectrum Monitoring
This is the first post in a multi-part blog series where we take a look at a few practical applications of spectrum analyzers. There are many cases where accidental or intentional EM interference occurs, which puts even greater burdens on an already crowded spectrum. The ability to capture, analyze, identify, and locate these harmful signals …
Coming soon! A New Blog Series About Practical Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Applications
A few weeks ago we finished up a four-part blog series about the basics of real time spectrum analysis. In the blog series we discussed the basics of how a spectrum analyzer works, why we need them, and the differences between spectrum analysis and real time spectrum analysis, among other things. Armed with this basic …
What You Need to Know About Real Time Spectrum Analysis
This is the fourth and final post in a multi-part blog series, teaching you the essential concepts of spectrum analysis. With the advent of wide bandwidth analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), high-speed memory, fast processors, and efficient fast-fourier transforms (FFTs), tens to hundreds of megahertz of instantaneous bandwidth can be processed as fast as it is received. …
What Is Channel Power And Occupied Bandwidth?
This is the third post in a multi-part blog series, teaching you the essential concepts of spectrum analysis. When attempting to analyze or characterize modern telecommunications systems and devices, a spectrum analyzer’s (SAs) ability to measure power over precise sections of spectrum is invaluable. The quality of transmission, nonlinearities, and phase noise of a communication …
Spectrum Analyzer Basics
This is the second post in a multi-part blog series, teaching you the essential concepts of spectrum analysis. A measurement on a spectrum analyzer (SA) is taken by configuring, often through software, several key measurement parameters. Many spectrum analyzers have a default setting, along with adjustable center frequency, bandwidth, and power levels. However, not all …
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