Re:TinySA – small spectrum analyzer and signal generator
by squarefoot on Friday January 26, 2024 @11:28AM
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Are they using any peculiar feature of the TinySA? From the photo it seems they're doing normal spectrum monitoring, but for that purpose a SDR dongle would work as well, For rexample the one by rtl-sdr.com.
Beside being much cheaper, it can be interfaced easily with also cheap *Pi-like single board computers and operated remotely to cover wide areas. But again I have no idea if the TinySA offers any advantage over a SDR receiver in that context.
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Re:TinySA – small spectrum analyzer and signal generator
by ThrowawayTestr on Friday January 26, 2024 @12:09PM
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The other reply to you is buried for some reason but as they said, a hand-held battery powered unit is more convenient than something that requires a computer.
Re:TinySA – small spectrum analyzer and signal generator
by okl on Friday January 26, 2024 @02:37PM
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Unfortunately, the bandwidth on the RTL-based dongles is quite limited. This means that you'll only see some kHz of spectrum around your LO frequency.
Re:TinySA – small spectrum analyzer and signal generator
by BenjiWiebe on Saturday January 27, 2024 @10:50AM
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1Mhz on either side but your point stands.