On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 03:23 PM, John Miles wrote:
Frankly if I were shopping for a new MXA-class spectrum analyzer today I'd
be inclined to look at Signal Hound first. Their newer SAs don't give up
much ground to the big boys in terms of features or performance, and most of
their gear supports Linux as well as Windows.
Which SH product were you thinking of that can be compared to an MXA? Their products appear to me to be aimed at a different type of customer.
In other words, if you want something small and low cost that can sweep quickly and process data quickly then the SH products look very powerful to me. However, to get this you have to trade against some fairly grim looking performance specs elsewhere. There's too many compromises in the hardware to allow a valid comparison with an MXA analyser unless the person doesn't actually 'need' the all round excellence of the MXA.
