Meters with realtime spectrum analyzer

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Tsiklon

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My Satellite Setup
Various
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Europe
Currently use a Satlook Digital NIT, but looking for something more up to date. Is there any similar meter (under £1000) which has a realtime spectrum analyzer comparable to the Emitor range of meters?

I've used a Trimax in the past, the spectrum scan is quite slow in comparison.
 
Not as far as i know, the NIT is as fast as anything around.
 
Stick with the Satlook Digital NIT. For your budget, there's isn't anything better ;)
 
Tsiklon said:
Currently use a Satlook Digital NIT, but looking for something more up to date. Is there any similar meter (under £1000) which has a realtime spectrum analyzer comparable to the Emitor range of meters?
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I've got a Color HD, bought direct from Emitor a couple of years ago.

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One problem in particular I have with the NIT is how slow/poor it is at locking weaker digital channels (even when the same channels can be viewed artefact free on a sat receiver) and therefore sometimes it can be difficult to get a BER reading for weaker channels.

Are the newer Emitor HD/DVB-S2 meters similarly slow at locking weaker channels?
 
If you are looking at a realtime spectrum of a signal with your existing analyser (in order to set up a system) it wouldn't matter in the slightest if you have ensured you have done your best outside/through any switching matrix to the socket.
 
Tsiklon said:
One problem in particular I have with the NIT is how slow/poor it is at locking weaker digital channels (even when the same channels can be viewed artefact free on a sat receiver) and therefore sometimes it can be difficult to get a BER reading for weaker channels.

Are the newer Emitor HD/DVB-S2 meters similarly slow at locking weaker channels?
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Yes that can be a problem on weak signals where the dish size is questionable. I've got a satcatcher and that will stay locked right down to 3dB, which is well below the receive threshold.

Sometimes I use both at the same time so I have the digital readout and the spectrum. I connect them together with a spliter/combiner and DC blocker in front of the Emitor. Best of both worlds.
 
If you are looking for fast response, the analog meters are the fastest.
you cannot go wrong with them.
 
Sorry for bumping this thread again, but I was wondering how the scan rate on the Satlook Micro HD compares to the Satlook Digital? Is it the same on the Micro or slower?
 
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