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Spike’s new RF Mapping analysis mode, and frequency hopping I/Q acquisition for the SM200 via API

Updates to Signal Hound’s custom applications are ongoing. Our talented engineering team continues to add industry-standard features to both our valuable (FREE) Spike RF analysis software, and the Signal Hound SDK. Hit the road with Spike’s new RF mapping feature Recently, our team of software ninjas added an incredible new feature to Spike – RF

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Microwaves & RF Video Interview with Bruce Devine at IMS 2017

Microwaves & RF stopped by our booth at IMS last week and shot a quick video of Bruce talking about our new SM200A spectrum analyzer. We’re big fans of Microwaves & RF… their ability to cover news quickly and comprehensively is very appreciated in the tech industry!

IMS Day 3 – Wrapping It All Up

I knew it would be a bit different today when I saw folks with IMS badges headed towards the beach with flip flops on instead of the conference center. Granted, the show floor was still really busy, but people definitely had the island vibe on the mind just as much as they did work. This

IMS Day 2 – Use Cases, and Future Cheesesteaks

As a hardware developer, we love real-world use cases. The reason for this is pretty obvious. It takes a lot of time, energy, and financial resources to build new hardware. If we have enough feedback from folks letting us know exactly what they want and how they want to use a device, we can design

SM200A 20 GHz Spectrum Analyzer Video Intro with CEO Bruce Devine

We shot a quick (okay, 5 minutes or so, but quick enough) video of Bruce talking about our new 20 GHz spectrum analyzer, due on the market in October of 2017 (Editor’s Note—Now December of 2017). Watch the video and get the details on the new device, and why we built it. Any questions? Let

Day 1 – Thoughts from the IMS Trade Show Floor

Hosting the International Microwave Symposium in Honolulu is interesting, especially when contrasting with the show in San Francisco last year. Taking place in one of the greatest tech hubs on the globe, the 2016 show in the Moscone Center was packed to the gills with participants, exhibitors both large and small, and media representatives. The

Day 0 – IMS 2017 Setup Day

As far as trade shows are concerned, setup days aren’t really that exciting, but they are a lot of work. We unpack the crate and take a few hours to configure everything, crossing our fingers that every cable and connector made it into the box. For us, if everything goes well, we can have our

A Bit of Pre-IMS Craziness

With this year’s International Microwave Symposium taking place next week, we’re wrapping up some last-minute tasks before the show. This year, though, is a bit different than the last couple of years. In addition to the gathering of the trade show bits and bobs making sure we have all the gear that we need (things

EMC Precompliance Testing Experience Enhanced in Spike 3.1.7 Update

While not a sweeping update to the spectrum analyzer software, Spike 3.1.7 does bring quite a few changes to the table – especially in the area of EMC precompliance testing. Satisfying one of our most requested features, EMC Precompliance analysis mode now offers more configurable path loss tables—twice as many, in fact—for a total of

New Signal Hound LabVIEW Virtual Instrument Drivers

We’re happy to finally offer something that’s been on our To-Do list for quite a while now—powerful, fully functional Signal Hound virtual instrument drivers for the industry-standard LabVIEW® software from National Instruments®. These free drivers offer a direct connection to the functions of the Signal Hound API within the context of the LabVIEW visual programming

An Introduction to Practical Real-Time Spectrum Analysis Tech Brief Now Available for Download

Earlier in 2016 we published a series of blog posts introducing real-time spectrum analysis to those who may not fully understand its many concepts. It is a four-part series covering topics such as the basics of spectrum analyzers, channel power, occupied bandwidth, and real-time analysis, amongst others. Last month, we condensed those posts into a