Tony:
This device is cute and looks like a really neat thing to play with. With a USB A-B cable extension, this could find widespread usage for Microwave and satellite types. I only want to sound a small note of caution before folks jump and buy.
Signals that would cover up a signal on S band from either the P3E S band system or even the (proposed louder) Eagle S band system will be beneath this device's noise floor. An 802.11, Blue Tooth, microwave oven, cordless phone signal, etc. could be tens of dB louder than the signals of interest in the proposed P3E or Eagle transponder downlinks and this device would have no detectable response to them.
What that note of caution, for $99, it will be a really neat thing to play with and it will be able to find the largest interlopers on your S band passband for P3E and Eagle or AO-51.
Bob N4HY
Anthony Monteiro wrote:
Dear Friends,
You may want to know about this cheap ($99) S-band spectrum analyzer. Called the "WiSpy," it could be pretty useful for finding and debugging potential S-band interference problems.
http://www.metageek.net/index.php
73, Tony AA2TX
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