Shrinking Giants with HAROGIC: Testing the Latest Compact Spectrum Analyzers on a Budget!

Spectrum analyzers used to be giant beasts but at a very high cost. But despite the industry still being a niche, some manufacturers, Signal Hound, Aaronia, and the new HAROGIC in the market, are shifting everything by proposing not only "cheap" but also compact Spectrum Analyzers. Still, there are some compromises these brands took to keep the price low, and we will see what the SAE-200 (~7k€ worth) lent by Harogic looks like and compare it at the very first stages with a BB60D from SignalHound (~5k€), and an X2000 of Aaronia (~10k€ not including extra modules). Don't hesitate to share your impression, and keep in touch for further tests & tips with these devices ;) Chapters: 0:00 Welcome 0:36 Quick summary 1:11 Size comparison with BB60, KC908, X2000 Aaronia 3:24 Teardowns 8:00 Interfaces 10:00 Setup for the tests 11:02 SAStudio: sweep and features 13:07 Sweep on steroid 1.2THz/s 15:00 DSP on FPGA and CPU 16:01 Zoom and traces 18:16 Real-Time Analysis and soft comparisons 28:02 BB60 vs SAE-200 close FM channels 36:51 Introducing also the KC908 for better comparison 37:43 IQ Streaming mode and basic FM decoding 42:25 Decoding numeric signal including GNU Radio 50:40 A mature API 52:08 Tests with a GPD MicroPC (Intel Celeron N4120) 56:40 Conclusion .:: Socials 🌐 ::. ➡️ Website: https://penthertz.com/ ➡️ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/penthertz ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/penthertzlab