Spectrum Analyzer — H500 / SA2500

Color-coded signal classification database can be saved, recalled, imported, exported,

and shared to keep track of spectrum activities at different locations

Classify

Once signals of interest are found, it becomes necessary to identify

and classify each of them. Are they authorized, legal signals, or are

they illegitimate, malicious signals? Digital signal classification can be

aparticularlydifficult part of the signal hunter’s job requiring extensive

knowledge of signal characteristics. The signal may be weak, subject

to fading or intermittent conditions. In addition antenna position may be

suboptimal. All of this makes classification of signals more challenging

when using traditional signal identification tools.

The H500 and SA2500 with Option EP2 offer expert systems guidance to

aid the user in classifying signals. It provides graphical tools that allow users

to quickly create a spectral region of interest, enabling users to identify and

sort signals efficiently. The spectral profile mask, when overlaid on top of a

trace, provides signal shape guidance while frequency, bandwidth, channel

number, and location are displayed allowing for quick checks.

Locate interference with integrated mapping solution

Locate

Once the signal has been identified as a threat, the H500 and SA2500

provide various field-proven signal hunting tools to locate the offending

signals. For the easier-to-find signals, the signal strength meter produces

tones that vary with pitch as a function of the strength of this signal. This

allows the operator to look for signals while watching their surroundings,

not the screen.

For signals that are harder to find, such as signals influenced by multipath,

fading, low signal strength, etc, the H500 and SA2500 provide several

signal mapping tools to facilitate hunting for these signals. Analyzing

mapped signals is a quick way to find signals that can be difficult to

find otherwise. The mapping capability is also a way to document what

you have found. Traces can be recorded on a map either manually or

automatically. Built-in GPS can be used to automatically record signal

position and time data as the operator moves. For indoor use, a unique

tap-and-walk interface provides signal mapping capability. Color-coded

icons automatically record the relevant measurements based on preset

thresholds for acceptability.

Performance You Can Count On

Depend on Tektronix to provide you with performance you can count on. In

addition to industry-leading service and support, this product comes backed

by a three-year warranty as standard.