It's a little of both. I did find an analyzer for 5.1GHz to 6.1GHZ for less than $4K. I imagine I'll end up with something like that eventually. Right now it's not critical. So, I'm treating it more like a personal project.
That's why I am looking for information to build one. There are other ways I can accomplish what I want to do without it, but it will be easier if I can build one. I already have a PC card spectrum analyzer that will measure 2.4GHz to 2.5GHz. I picked it up for a little over $40 on ebay...
I am looking for to build a simple spectrum analyzer. I need to measure frequencies from 2GHz to 6GHz, or at least from 5GHz to 6GHz. I found a few designs that use UHF and VHF tuners, but they do not measure the frequencies I need. I will be using it for site surveys for WLAN applications in...
Here is a cut and paste of the definition of a compulsator from http://home.insightbb.com/~jmengel4/rail/rail-power.html
A compulsator is a compensated pulsed alternator. Basically this is an alternator designed to produce fast, high power, low rise time pulses by providing an impedance...