From owner-freebsd-mobile Thu May 9 19:23:42 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from whizzo.transsys.com (whizzo.TransSys.COM [144.202.42.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D74B37B404 for ; Thu, 9 May 2002 19:23:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from whizzo.transsys.com (#6@localhost.transsys.com [127.0.0.1]) by whizzo.transsys.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g4A2NbRG066585; Thu, 9 May 2002 22:23:37 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from louie@whizzo.transsys.com) Message-Id: <200205100223.g4A2NbRG066585@whizzo.transsys.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: rob Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG X-Image-URL: http://www.transsys.com/louie/images/louie-mail.jpg From: "Louis A. Mamakos" Subject: Re: spectrum analyzer recommendation References: <20020508050827.88636.qmail@web21103.mail.yahoo.com> <3CD93310.DF66409D@pythonemproject.com> <200205081522.g48FMhRG045183@whizzo.transsys.com> <3CD9C10C.D5E8F893@pythonemproject.com> In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 08 May 2002 17:21:32 PDT." <3CD9C10C.D5E8F893@pythonemproject.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 22:23:37 -0400 Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > "Louis A. Mamakos" wrote: > > > > > > > Yup, I bought a an Agilent spectrum analyzer for my lab for a very > > similar purpose. New, the $35K price is probably close. For > > example, the Agilent E4404B good to 6.7GHz. There is also a > > a version good through 3GHz that would probably work for the > > 2.4GHz ISM band. > > > > See: > > > > Did they charge you for the power cord? :) Seriously, you have to be > really careful about options with Agilent. For example, GPIB is usually > an option, and not standard. We were once very suprised when we > couldn't find the GPIB port on a brand new unit. For real work, like > power amp testing, you want a Rohde and Schwartz, as the dynamic range > is way beyond anything Agilent makes. But be prepared to pay $60K. > Rob. No, the power cord got thrown in for free! You just need to make sure you specify the right version :-) However, the front panel cover and the canvas carrying case was extra, as was the RS-232/printer port :-) Yes, configuring one of these devices can be quite the challange and I see they've added some new feature since I last looked, like the Bluetooth analysis capability. It's easy to work up to a pretty scary price tag, once you start adding high-precision frequency reference, narrowband filters and all sorts of other cool goodies. louie To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message