#251: Using RSA306 to capture & analyze frequency hopping signals

Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

While recovering from my broken ankle, I can't really get into my lab - so my next few videos are likely to be like this one - computer screen cap... Today's video is geared more towards the professional customers that I support rather than the hobbyist, and shows how to use a Tektronix RSA306B and SignalVu-PC to view, capture and analyze some narrowband frequency hopping signals. I use Bluetooth signals as an example, using a technique that I call "Capture Wide, Analyze Narrow". This capability is inherent to all Tek USB RSAs (RSA306B, RSA503A, RSA507A, RSA603A, RSA607A) as well as all of the benchtop real-time spectrum analyzers (RSA5100, RSA6100 and RSA7100 series).

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