[AusNOG] ISM Spectrum Analysis: What do you use?

[Cameron Murray]

Curtis,

Check out the Ubiquiti M range in 5.8ghz and I think their 2.4ghz gear can
do it also, they will have a pretty functional feature you are looking for
in the next firmware release.

Cheers

Cameron

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Curtis Bayne <curtis at bayne.com.au> wrote:

>  AusNOG,
>
> For those of you running unlicensed microwave gear, what test kit do you
> use for spectrum analysis?  I am really hoping to get away without having to
> drop some pretty significant dollars on a fat and ugly HP/Agilent cellular
> spectrum analyzer. Even off eBay I doubt I'll escape for less than $6k which
> seems like a waste of money for something I'll use 2-3 times/year.
>
> I came across http://www.metageek.net/products/wi-spy-dbx but they seem a
> little TOO cheap and I am not sure how granular they are: it also ONLY
> supports the 2.4 and 5.8 ISM bands so it makes it a little difficult to
> check resonance/harmonics/whether my competitors are properly licensed or
> not ;).
>
> Is there a tip or trick I'm missing here? I am not an RF engineer (or an
> engineer at all, heh) but I am trying to learn more about operational issues
> so you may need to dumb things down for me :).
>
> Regards,
> Curtis
>
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