One tool that many Wi-Fi techs have on their wish list is an RF spectrum analyzer. That's because when tasked with tracking down an RF interference problem like that shown in Figure B, other than ...

The Hackaday Superconference is all about showcasing the hardware heroics of the Hackaday community. We also have a peer-reviewed journal with the same goal, and for the 2018 Hackaday Superconference ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If the Tektronix RSA6100A series spectrum analyzers described in last week's RF Report are too ...

Anritsu’s Field Master MS2080A handheld spectrum analyzer enables RF interference hunting and 5G/LTE base station testing in the field. Packing multiple functions in a single compact and portable ...

Technological innovation in RF continues to advance relentlessly, due in large part to sustained growth in the military and communications sectors. Commercial communications networks and modern radar ...

Back in the 1960s, when I started working in radio broadcast engineering, an oscilloscope was my “eye” on what was happening with equipment. That tool served me well and is still in daily use in my ...

The RTL-SDR dongles get most of the love from people interested in software-defined radio, but the Pluto is also a great option, too. [FromConceptToCircuit] shares code to turn one of these radios ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Tektronix has announced the RSA6100A series of real-time spectrum analyzers that provides a ...

Let’s say a corporate engineer or a consultant is coming to your station to diagnose and repair a problem using an RF spectrum analyzer. This would be a great time to schedule a meeting with your ...

Like most modern radio communications devices, wireless local-area networks (WLANs), RFID tags, and 3G cellular systems rely on complex modulations that require specialized signal-analysis ...

While it’s seldom necessary (post-installation, anyway) to test the physical-layer behavior of a wired LAN infrastructure, the same cannot be said for wireless LANs. Many elements, including fading, ...

One extremely important yet not widely known characteristic of today’s high-performance RF signal analyzers is their use of a range of intermediate frequency (IF) filter bandwidth settings. IF ...