{"id":179,"date":"2016-02-23T01:34:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T01:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2022-11-29T22:38:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T22:38:26","slug":"spectrum-analyzers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/home\/course\/unit-ii\/test-gear-and-time\/spectrum-analyzers\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectrum Analyzers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A spectrum analyzer takes measurement one step further than the oscilloscope by measuring voltages over various frequencies. It&#8217;s rare to have a signal that is a pure sine wave (at 100 MHz for example) so this instrument will show us the spread of the harmonics on the scale of hertz.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-215 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/700-spectrumanalyzer.jpg\" alt=\"Spectrum Analyzer\" width=\"700\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/700-spectrumanalyzer.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/files\/2016\/02\/700-spectrumanalyzer-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectrum Analyzer (left) and an old oscilloscope at the Edison Tech Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Currently this page is under construction so we will recommend these other pages on Spectrum Analyzers:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radio-electronics.com\/info\/t_and_m\/spectrum_analyser\/spectrum_analyzer.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to use a spectrum analyzer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/literature.agilent.com\/litweb\/pdf\/5965-7920E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full manual from Agilent<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"background: grey; float: left; text-align: center; line-height: 100px; width: 40%; margin: 10px; padding: 10px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px #000; min-height: 100px;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/home\/course\/unit-ii\/test-gear-and-time\/oscilloscopes\/\">Back<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: grey; float: right; text-align: center; line-height: 100px; width: 40%; margin: 10px; padding: 10px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px #000; min-height: 100px;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/ui\/home\/course\/unit-ii\/test-gear-and-time\/time-base-in-computers\/\">Next<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A spectrum analyzer takes measurement one step further than the oscilloscope by measuring voltages over various frequencies. 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