Just Sharing This New Antiference signal meter.

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@John

Interesting, any plans to shell out on one?
 

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@John

Interesting, any plans to shell out on one?

I would need to establish how fast the refresh time and 'span' settings is for the real time spectrum display for one thing - it MUST be in the same playing field as our Promax machines otherwise it's not so attractive. £750 as opposed to £4 Grand upwards for the superb Promax machines - can't expect too much. I must say though, the user interface gui is very nice.
It's probably still the usual Chinese hardware internals but who knows ??.
 
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I would need to establish how fast the refresh time and 'span' settings is for the real time spectrum display for one thing - it MUST be in the same playing field as our Promax machines otherwise it's not so attractive. £750 as opposed to £4 Grand upwards for the superb Promax machines - can't expect too much. I must say though, the user interface gui is very nice.
It's probably still the usual Chinese hardware internals but who knows ??.
Looks good as a medium priced analyser. I agree John on needing to know more about its refresh rate etc. - no proper tech specs in the user guide.

I never understood why an HDMI output was not provided on the Promax Ranger. Particularly annoying having to use the RCA outputs or grabbing the screen with the camera.

DAB/DAB+ nice too. Only an extra option on the Ranger.
 

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Looks good as a medium priced analyser. I agree John on needing to know more about its refresh rate etc. - no proper tech specs in the user guide.

I never understood why an HDMI output was not provided on the Promax Ranger. Particularly annoying having to use the RCA outputs or grabbing the screen with the camera.

DAB/DAB+ nice too. Only an extra option on the Ranger.

If we spent another £2K on the next models up we could have had hdmi out :D
 

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Thanks, John, for the info. Indeed it is interesting as the name, Antinference signal meter. But I think that's the only thing that can arouse interest because I looked at the instructions and I find that, maybe I'm wrong, the menu is well thought out, but that's all.
Those who used DVB utilities for computer cards can find exactly what this meter tells us. With, for example, Crazyscan, I find out the interference in both C or Ku band at once and the affected area.
And another thing, this meter does not have an S2X extension, according to what I read. Maybe I missed this, but it was/is essential that such a measuring instrument is equipped with this function, even more so as the selling price of £750 is too high. Also, on this point, I did not find out what hardware support it has, demodulator and tuners. It is essential to know this if you are interested in such an expensive meter.
I'm afraid that such a tool is like others that have appeared on the market, equipped for all transmission standards, but that can disappoint you. I have experience with an X Finder meter equipped with everything, like this ASM02, but which, for example, had a relatively high latency on the signal, so I was not sure of its quality.
Of course, my reaction is that of the sour grape, who gives his opinion before checking this meter. Maybe I didn't look too hard, but I didn't find out who the manufacturer is, and obviously, we don't know if the meter has the necessary software support.
I admit that such a meter is more for antenna installers, but I await their opinion after using it.
I hope I'm wrong about this meter, all the more so because I admit I was quick to express my doubts about it without testing it.
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Thanks, John, for the info. Indeed it is interesting as the name, Antinference signal meter. But I think that's the only thing that can arouse interest because I looked at the instructions and I find that, maybe I'm wrong, the menu is well thought out, but that's all.
Those who used DVB utilities for computer cards can find exactly what this meter tells us. With, for example, Crazyscan, I find out the interference in both C or Ku band at once and the affected area.
And another thing, this meter does not have an S2X extension, according to what I read. Maybe I missed this, but it was/is essential that such a measuring instrument is equipped with this function, even more so as the selling price of £750 is too high. Also, on this point, I did not find out what hardware support it has, demodulator and tuners. It is essential to know this if you are interested in such an expensive meter.
I'm afraid that such a tool is like others that have appeared on the market, equipped for all transmission standards, but that can disappoint you. I have experience with an X Finder meter equipped with everything, like this ASM02, but which, for example, had a relatively high latency on the signal, so I was not sure of its quality.
Of course, my reaction is that of the sour grape, who gives his opinion before checking this meter. Maybe I didn't look too hard, but I didn't find out who the manufacturer is, and obviously, we don't know if the meter has the necessary software support.
I admit that such a meter is more for antenna installers, but I await their opinion after using it.
I hope I'm wrong about this meter, all the more so because I admit I was quick to express my doubts about it without testing it.
Regards
Yes, i'm with you all the way - i also noticed that there didn't seem to be any S/N read out on satellite sigs, just the percentage reading. I did a quick net search for more info but didn't find any additional info. Need to keep an eye on it for future demo's or reviews.
 

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Yes, i'm with you all the way - i also noticed that there didn't seem to be any S/N read out on satellite sigs, just the percentage reading. I did a quick net search for more info but didn't find any additional info. Need to keep an eye on it for future demo's or reviews.
P. 9 in the user manual show modulation error rate, link margin ...
And of course a satellite meter is mean to be used in the field. Some program running on a laptop with a usb coupled card could be used on a roof top, but a meter may be better....

It would be nice to know what chips are inside.

Also often meters have weird limitations. Like my meter wants to distinghuish between "atlantic" and "eastern" satellites. You cannot have western and eastern sats in the same menu. The software may crash, the screen may be unreadable in sunlight....

So indeed, some user test would be needed to decide whether to buy one (given the price)
 

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PS: The measured values corresponded to the real ones
 

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PS: The measured values corresponded to the real ones

Many thanks for that - additional operational video's are very rare to find :Y.
 

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IF, you still have the meter - can you tell me when in Spectrum display for satellite, what is the lowest 'Span' setting available, eg: my HD Ranger+ is 10MHz.
Also , when in satellite mode, can you show me the lnb LO settings page that come under 'Customise'
Also , your general opinion of the meter.
Thanks.
 

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The meter is back.
Nothing much.
 
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