We have a Wayne Kerr SSA1000A spectrum analyzer that we bought with an “Easy 1” pre-compliance emissions system that is in need of repair. At the present time, Wayne Kerr is quoting us an exploratory fee just to see if it is repairable, due to its age and near obsolescence. I thought…Obsolete! But we just bought it!...wait a minute…I started here in 1995, we bought the WK in 1996…it’s 2005 now…HOLY COW, I’M GETTING OLD! Aside from being shocked (yet again) to the realization that I’m getting a little long in the tooth; the quote got me to thinking.
What would a new spectrum analyzer with similar capability cost right now? The Wayne Kerr analyzer used GPIB for computer control. Are the newer Spectrum Analyzers using GPIB, or are they using a different interface (USB, Ethernet …) for computer control? I have to admit that I have no idea what the Spectrum Analyzer market is looking like right now; so I’m fishing for some comments from those who are current with the market. Thanks. P.S. I heard a great quote from Winston Churchill today: “We make a living >from what we get. We make a life by what we give.” Chris Maxwell, Design Engineer | Compliance Engineer Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected], Desk Phone: 315-266-5128 Engineering Department Fax: 315-797-8024 NetTest (New York) Inc. 6 Rhoads Drive, Building 4, Utica, NY USA Web: <http://www.nettest.com> www.nettest.com, Phone: 315-797-4449 NetTest, a Member of the Anritsu Group - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
