A Bargain Spectrum Analyzer
This used analyzer came in excellent condition and worked properly right away. It covers the frequency range of 150kHz to 1 GHz although I didn't test it over the full range. The screen is brights and well focused and the settings appear to be accurate (center frequency, span). One feature that attracted me over, say, older HP analyzers was the ability to hook it up to your computer for both operation and retrieving screen shots. The software is available free on-line and worked first time (see computer screen shot below).
The operation of this analyzer is simpler than HP or Tek's because they've built in automatic ranges so you can't ask for a sweep that's too fast for the band-width resolution. Seems to work well and saves time fiddling with settings that won't work although it has more limited settings as a result (e.g. only 4 BWR settings are provided).
Mine came with tracking generator which also works and is essential for doing network analysis.
In summary, if you're looking for a general purpose, easy to use spectrum analyzer this will probably do it for you at a good price.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned