[time-nuts] Spectrum Analyzer Suggestions

Lee Mushel herbert3 at centurytel.net
Sun Jul 14 20:02:58 EDT 2013


The SDR-IQ is certainly a great little receiver.   Simon Brown's 
"SDR-Console" software  satisfies my needs.

Lee Mushel
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brooke Clarke" <brooke at pacific.net>
To: "Perry Sandeen" <sandeenpa at yahoo.com>; "Discussion of precise time and 
frequency measurement" <time-nuts at febo.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Spectrum Analyzer Suggestions


> Hi Perry:
>
> You might consider the SDR-IQ Software Defined Radio.
> This particular model is very capable and very reasonably priced.
> http://www.prc68.com/I/Bats.shtml#SDRIQ
> http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/SDR-IQ.html
> 500 Hertz to 30 MHz coverage.  Useable down to 100 Hz.
>
> Not as good as the HP 4395A which goes down to 10 Hertz with a true RBW of 
> 1 Hz.
> http://www.prc68.com/I/4395A.shtml#SA
>
> Have Fun,
>
> Brooke Clarke
> http://www.PRC68.com
> http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html
>
> Perry Sandeen wrote:
>>
>> List,
>>   I just purchased a HP 3585 spec analyzer on E bay
>> for a reasonable price.  I wanted this
>> instead of the 181 series as the range was more to what I’d be using and 
>> it was
>> of a newer vintage.  The 3585a goes from
>> 10 Hz to 40 MHz which is a most useful range for my purposes. so far, so 
>> good.
>>   The problem is I didn’t know the beast weighed a svelte
>> 88 pounds! Double Hernia time!
>>   What I’d appreciate advice for a used spec
>> analyzer in the $1,000 range that is at least much lighter.  A smaller 
>> size would also be a benefit.  I probably would never use it above 100 
>> MHz. A
>> slightly smaller screen would be OK.
>>   Suggestions appreciated.
>>   Regards,
>>   Perrier
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