Tektronix has introduced a ruggedised handheld version of its desktop real-time spectrum analyser range which includes DPX waveform image processor technology that the company uses to provide what it calls a live RF view of the spectrum.

The instrument has been designed to capture frequency hopping digital RF signals.

The SA2600 handheld spectrum analyser has 10kHz-6.2GHz frequency coverage and a 20MHz real time bandwidth.
As a result the displayed average noise level is -153dBm.

The data processing capability of the instrument ensures that it can sample the whole 20MHz spectrum which means it is more efficient than traditional swept frequency analysers at spotting transient events.

As a result the company claims a 100% probability of intercept for transients with minimum event durations of 500µs.

Compared with the bench-top analysers, Tektronix has modified the performance specification to keep the cost of the SA2600 at £13,100.

But it retains the DPX waveform image processor technology which displays the live spectrum by processing more than 2,500 spectrum measurements per second respectively. Again this is significantly more information than is shown by conventional swept frequency spectrum analysers.

See www.tek.com/RTSA/handheld