Intro to Spectrum Analyzers - What does a TinySA do?

I just got a TinySA Spectrum Analyzer. Let's figure it out together.

Tell 'em TO from Youtube sent you!

Any spectrum analzyers has a few basic functions:

* Set the FREQUENCY of interest
* Set the boundaries or SPAN you want to see to the left or right of your desired frequency
* Set the REFERENCE level that you want to visualize frequencies against
* Set the RBW or Resolution Bandwidth for how many inspection points there are instead of the SPAN you're looking at.

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[FreeStuffGuy]

N6EF-Very timely video. I just received mine today from R&L Electronics.

[festeradams]

Good video, just got mine today, seems to check out and calibrate just fine. Now to chase down some RF hash around 13 mhz or so so I can start swling the HF Bands.

[wjess]

I'd love to see a demo on chasing down RFI with this tool. Every morning, when things are quiet on the bands, I see strong continuous signals that are about 75k apart. Quite strong on 20M.. These tools look quite capable..

[JennyEverywhere]

Just ordered one because of this video from R&L.

Watching the waveform from analyzing the FM broadcast band reminded me of the waves sent out by Gigantor's control box. Just picture Jimmy Sparks wiggling the controls at the low port and sending out that wave to control Gigantor. (Gotta be silly once in a while or things start getting too serious.)

[andyturner]

Just ordered one. Super useful for the price

[janhenkins]

Still an excellent video, Steve! :-) It's remarkable how the tinySA and NanoVNA devices are democratising proper testing. My favourite part of this video: 2:52 - 2:57

[yungsmile]

That was you frying your tinySA when you keyed up😂😂😂

[timothystockman]

According to the movie Prime Risk: Spectrum Analyzer - It reads the electromagnetic environment and produces magnitude readings for the frequencies involved.

[WBIN]

I am confident in saying, "I think one of the cables would reach between the two ports." Ron W4BIN

[UpcomingJedi]

You can test a BFO you just built for an old radio that has a fake bfo like the hallicrafters or none at all. Just in case it has similar signals or harmonics when the tuning cap is changed.

[kayaluke]

its nice to see that it does something, but am still lost.

[eyepointmusic]

Do you think it is possible, to check the frequency of an operating HF-coil, to get another one into resonance with it?

[DennisSantos]

Why use the two leads with the gender connector when you can just connect one lead between the high and low ports?

[Ibelieve]

So if I hooked up a 4watt boafeng to the tinysa I would need a 36 dB attenuator

[atsmadane]

Can the device pick up the frequency of 5 kHz?🎉

[spooner]

Think your lights may be making noise on it?

[FPIZZA]

What do I need to see as high as 3ghz?

Edit: also, purple kicks ass

[ClarkRoad-ho]

😂you didn't say anything and I didn't even understand a word you said 😢

[stevelee]

You need to take a class to learn how to use it