Description
USB-SA44B review in Silicon Chip magazine
The Signal Hound USB-SA44B is a Software Defined Receiver (SDR) optimized as a narrow-band real-time RF spectrum analyzer. It is compact, simple to use, and an effective troubleshooting tool for general lab use, engineering students, ham radio enthusiasts, and electronics hobbyists. Using recent innovations in RF technology, the Signal Hound has the sensitivity, accuracy and dynamic range you’d expect in a unit many times its cost.
The USB-SA44B has a preamplifier for improved sensitivity and reduced LO leakage. There is also a thermometer for temperature corrections, allowing accurate amplitude measurements over the entire operating temperature range.
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Features
- RF Frequency Range: 1 Hz to 4.4 GHz
- Low noise amplifier available above 500 KHz
- Wide dynamic range: -151 dBm to +10 dBm
- Resolution bandwidths (RBW) of 0.1 Hz to 250 KHz and 5 MHz
- Includes a High Dynamic Range Measuring Receiver
- 0.25 dB relative accuracy
- 0 dBm to -125 dBm, 150 KHz to 1 GHz
- 0 dBm to -115 dBm, 1 GHz to 4.4 GHz
- Adjustable digital audio filters
- Accurate AM and FM measurements
- No external power supply needed – draws power from USB
- Powerful Digital Signal Processing happens on the PC
- Software and Hardware included for one low price
- Additional Third-Party Software Packages are available
- TSCM software is available, and is being marketed
- as “Kestrel TSCM Software” through www.pdtg.ca
- Write your own software with our free Application Programming Interface (API)
- I/Q Data up to a 240 KHz bandwidth
- Frequency Sweeps up to 140 MHz per second
- Compatible with Windows 7/8/10 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.
- AM and FM Demodulation Measurements
- USB 2.0 communications at 480 MBPS
- Demodulates AM/FM/SSB/CW audio in real-time
- Automation capability using our API
- Measures 8 inches long
- Weighs 10 ounces
Related Documents
- USB-SA44B & TG44A Review in QST Magazine, Feb 2016
- Independent Reviews
- Sweep Time Table
Device dimensions
- Version USB-SA44B — 4.4 GHz Spectrum Analyzer – Standard, Temperature Range: 0°C to +70°C – $919
- Weight .64 lb (.29 kg)
- Dimensions 7.65″ x 3.18″ x 1.18″ (19.4 x 8 x 3 cm)
- Version USB-SA44B — 4.4 GHz Spectrum Analyzer – Option 1, Temperature Range: -40°C to +85°C – $1119
- Weight .64 lb (.29 kg)
- Dimensions 7.65″ x 3.18″ x 1.18″ (19.4 x 8 x 3 cm)
Product-in-packaging dimensions
No in-packaging dimensions available.
